lause

See also: Läuse

Estonian

Etymology

From the verb lausuma. Compare with corresponding Finnish word "lause".

Noun

lause (genitive lause, partitive lauset)

  1. sentence
  2. clause
  3. phrase

Declension
Inflection of lause (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative lause laused
accusative lause laused
genitive lause lausete
partitive lauset lauseid
illative lausesse lausetesse
lauseisse
inessive lauses lausetes
lauseis
elative lausest lausetest
lauseist
allative lausele lausetele
lauseile
adessive lausel lausetel
lauseil
ablative lauselt lausetelt
lauseilt
translative lauseks lauseteks
lauseiks
terminative lauseni lauseteni
essive lausena lausetena
abessive lauseta lauseteta
comitative lausega lausetega

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

lausua +‎ -e

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯seˣ/, [ˈlɑu̯s̠e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuse
  • Syllabification(key): lau‧se

Noun

lause

  1. (grammar) clause
  2. (grammar, informal) sentence
  3. (mathematics) theorem (mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true)
    Pythagoraan lause
    Pythagorean theorem (US) / Pythagoras' theorem (UK)
  4. (programming) statement

Usage notes
  • In common usage the grammar terms lause (“clause”) and virke (“sentence”) are happily confused so that the word lause may refer to either of the two. The word virke is used relatively seldom, but when it is, it means "sentence".

Declension
Inflection of lause (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative lause lauseet
genitive lauseen lauseiden
lauseitten
partitive lausetta lauseita
illative lauseeseen lauseisiin
lauseihin
singular plural
nominative lause lauseet
accusative nom. lause lauseet
gen. lauseen
genitive lauseen lauseiden
lauseitten
partitive lausetta lauseita
inessive lauseessa lauseissa
elative lauseesta lauseista
illative lauseeseen lauseisiin
lauseihin
adessive lauseella lauseilla
ablative lauseelta lauseilta
allative lauseelle lauseille
essive lauseena lauseina
translative lauseeksi lauseiksi
instructive — lausein
abessive lauseetta lauseitta
comitative — lauseineen
Possessive forms of lause (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person lauseeni lauseemme
2nd person lauseesi lauseenne
3rd person lauseensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds
compounds

Anagrams

French

Noun

lause f (plural lauses)

  1. Alternative spelling of lauze

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

lause

  1. definite of laus
  2. plural of laus
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