See also: Reuna and reúna

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna (compare Karelian reuna, Ludian reun, Veps röun), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian briauna).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈreu̯nɑ/, [ˈre̞u̯nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eunɑ
  • Syllabification(key): reu‧na

Noun edit

reuna

  1. brink, edge, border, rim
  2. (topology) boundary

Declension edit

Inflection of reuna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative reuna reunat
genitive reunan reunojen
partitive reunaa reunoja
illative reunaan reunoihin
singular plural
nominative reuna reunat
accusative nom. reuna reunat
gen. reunan
genitive reunan reunojen
reunainrare
partitive reunaa reunoja
inessive reunassa reunoissa
elative reunasta reunoista
illative reunaan reunoihin
adessive reunalla reunoilla
ablative reunalta reunoilta
allative reunalle reunoille
essive reunana reunoina
translative reunaksi reunoiksi
abessive reunatta reunoitta
instructive reunoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of reuna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative reunani reunani
accusative nom. reunani reunani
gen. reunani
genitive reunani reunojeni
reunainirare
partitive reunaani reunojani
inessive reunassani reunoissani
elative reunastani reunoistani
illative reunaani reunoihini
adessive reunallani reunoillani
ablative reunaltani reunoiltani
allative reunalleni reunoilleni
essive reunanani reunoinani
translative reunakseni reunoikseni
abessive reunattani reunoittani
instructive
comitative reunoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative reunasi reunasi
accusative nom. reunasi reunasi
gen. reunasi
genitive reunasi reunojesi
reunaisirare
partitive reunaasi reunojasi
inessive reunassasi reunoissasi
elative reunastasi reunoistasi
illative reunaasi reunoihisi
adessive reunallasi reunoillasi
ablative reunaltasi reunoiltasi
allative reunallesi reunoillesi
essive reunanasi reunoinasi
translative reunaksesi reunoiksesi
abessive reunattasi reunoittasi
instructive
comitative reunoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative reunamme reunamme
accusative nom. reunamme reunamme
gen. reunamme
genitive reunamme reunojemme
reunaimmerare
partitive reunaamme reunojamme
inessive reunassamme reunoissamme
elative reunastamme reunoistamme
illative reunaamme reunoihimme
adessive reunallamme reunoillamme
ablative reunaltamme reunoiltamme
allative reunallemme reunoillemme
essive reunanamme reunoinamme
translative reunaksemme reunoiksemme
abessive reunattamme reunoittamme
instructive
comitative reunoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative reunanne reunanne
accusative nom. reunanne reunanne
gen. reunanne
genitive reunanne reunojenne
reunainnerare
partitive reunaanne reunojanne
inessive reunassanne reunoissanne
elative reunastanne reunoistanne
illative reunaanne reunoihinne
adessive reunallanne reunoillanne
ablative reunaltanne reunoiltanne
allative reunallenne reunoillenne
essive reunananne reunoinanne
translative reunaksenne reunoiksenne
abessive reunattanne reunoittanne
instructive
comitative reunoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative reunansa reunansa
accusative nom. reunansa reunansa
gen. reunansa
genitive reunansa reunojensa
reunainsarare
partitive reunaansa reunojaan
reunojansa
inessive reunassaan
reunassansa
reunoissaan
reunoissansa
elative reunastaan
reunastansa
reunoistaan
reunoistansa
illative reunaansa reunoihinsa
adessive reunallaan
reunallansa
reunoillaan
reunoillansa
ablative reunaltaan
reunaltansa
reunoiltaan
reunoiltansa
allative reunalleen
reunallensa
reunoilleen
reunoillensa
essive reunanaan
reunanansa
reunoinaan
reunoinansa
translative reunakseen
reunaksensa
reunoikseen
reunoiksensa
abessive reunattaan
reunattansa
reunoittaan
reunoittansa
instructive
comitative reunoineen
reunoinensa

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna. Cognates include Finnish reuna and dialectal Estonian rõun.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

reuna

  1. edge, brink
    Ono pertti metsän reunaas.There is a hut on the edge of the forest.

Declension edit

Declension of reuna (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative reuna reunat
genitive reunan reunoin
partitive reunaa reunoja
illative reunaa reunoi
inessive reunaas reunois
elative reunast reunoist
allative reunalle reunoille
adessive reunaal reunoil
ablative reunalt reunoilt
translative reunaks reunoiks
essive reunanna, reunaan reunoinna, reunoin
exessive1) reunant reunoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 474