linna

See also: Linna

Estonian

Noun

linna

  1. genitive singular of linn
  2. partitive singular of linn
  3. illative singular of linn

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlinːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -inːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lin‧na

Noun

linna

  1. castle (fortified building)
  2. (colloquial) prison, jail, slammer

Usage notes

Also used as a suffix in the formation of town names.

Declension
Inflection of linna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative linna linnat
genitive linnan linnojen
partitive linnaa linnoja
illative linnaan linnoihin
singular plural
nominative linna linnat
accusative nom. linna linnat
gen. linnan
genitive linnan linnojen
linnainrare
partitive linnaa linnoja
inessive linnassa linnoissa
elative linnasta linnoista
illative linnaan linnoihin
adessive linnalla linnoilla
ablative linnalta linnoilta
allative linnalle linnoille
essive linnana linnoina
translative linnaksi linnoiksi
instructive — linnoin
abessive linnatta linnoitta
comitative — linnoineen
Possessive forms of linna (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person linnani linnamme
2nd person linnasi linnanne
3rd person linnansa

Derived terms

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse linna, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to move aside, swerve from, cease”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to avoid, elude, decline, shrink away from, recede”). Cognate with English dialectal lin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪnːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Verb

linna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative linnti, supine linnt)

  1. (intransitive or impersonal) to stop, to abate

Conjugation
linna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að linna
supine
(sagnbót)		 linnt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 linnandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég linni við linnum present
(nútíð)		 ég linni við linnum
þú linnir þið linnið þú linnir þið linnið
hann, hún, það linnir þeir, þær, þau linna hann, hún, það linni þeir, þær, þau linni
past
(þátíð)		 ég linnti við linntum past
(þátíð)		 ég linnti við linntum
þú linntir þið linntuð þú linntir þið linntuð
hann, hún, það linnti þeir, þær, þau linntu hann, hún, það linnti þeir, þær, þau linntu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 linn (þú) linnið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
linntu linniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Ingrian
Linnaa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlʲinː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlinːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -inːɑ
  • Hyphenation: lin‧na

Noun

linna

  1. town, city
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
      Seel kasvaat meijen linnat nooret.
      There our young cities grow.
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Möö tovarişşanka jo aikaa laatisimma pioneeroille, kummat seisoit laageriis ei etähääl meijen linnast.
      Long ago, a comrade and I wanted to go to the pioneers, that were camping not far from our city.

Declension
Declension of linna (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative linna linnat
genitive linnan linnoin
partitive linnaa linnoja
illative linnaa linnoi
inessive linnaas linnois
elative linnast linnoist
allative linnalle linnoille
adessive linnaal linnoil
ablative linnalt linnoilt
translative linnaks linnoiks
essive linnanna, linnaan linnoinna, linnoin
exessive1) linnant linnoint
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.

Derived terms

References
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 267
  • Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 72

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).

Noun

linna

  1. town
  2. city

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

linna f (genitive linnae); first declension

  1. A kind of garment typical of Gauls

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative linna linnae
Genitive linnae linnārum
Dative linnae linnīs
Accusative linnam linnās
Ablative linnā linnīs
Vocative linna linnae

References
  • linna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Old Norse

Noun

linna

  1. accusative/genitive plural of linnr

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin ligna, plural of lignum, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no- (“that which is collected”), from *leǵ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlinna/

Noun

linna m (plural linnas)

  1. wood
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