etana

Finnish

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *etaną (“to eat”) and *etunaz (“overeater, glutton”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeˑt̪ɑˑnɑ/

Noun

etana

  1. slug
  2. snail
    etanan vauhti
    snail's pace
  3. snail, sluggard (slow person)

Declension

Inflection of etana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative etana etanat
genitive etanan etanoiden
etanoitten
partitive etanaa etanoita
illative etanaan etanoihin
singular plural
nominative etana etanat
accusative nom. etana etanat
gen. etanan
genitive etanan etanoiden
etanoitten
etanainrare
partitive etanaa etanoita
inessive etanassa etanoissa
elative etanasta etanoista
illative etanaan etanoihin
adessive etanalla etanoilla
ablative etanalta etanoilta
allative etanalle etanoille
essive etanana etanoina
translative etanaksi etanoiksi
instructive — etanoin
abessive etanatta etanoitta
comitative — etanoineen

Derived terms

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