lanka

See also: Lanka, länka, and laňka

Finnish

(index la)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lanka, akin to Livonian langa and Veps lang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɑŋkɑ]
  • Hyphenation: lan‧ka
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ

Noun

lanka

  1. yarn
  2. thread
  3. wire (metal formed into a thin, even thread)
  4. wire (piece of such material)

Declension

Inflection of lanka (Kotus type 9/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative lanka langat
genitive langan lankojen
partitive lankaa lankoja
illative lankaan lankoihin
singular plural
nominative lanka langat
accusative nom. lanka langat
gen. langan
genitive langan lankojen
lankainrare
partitive lankaa lankoja
inessive langassa langoissa
elative langasta langoista
illative lankaan lankoihin
adessive langalla langoilla
ablative langalta langoilta
allative langalle langoille
essive lankana lankoina
translative langaksi langoiksi
instructive — langoin
abessive langatta langoitta
comitative — lankoineen

Derived terms

Compounds

  • lankasilmukka
  • lankasuora
  • lankatupsu
  • lankavastus
  • lankavatkain
  • lankavedin
  • lankaverkko
  • lankavyyhti
  • linjalanka
  • loimilanka
  • ompelulanka
  • pasmalanka

Anagrams

Ingrian

Noun

lanka

  1. yarn

Latvian

Noun

lanka f (4th declension)

  1. marshy meadow

Declension

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋka/

Noun

lanka

  1. genitive singular of lank
  2. nominative dual of lank
  3. accusative dual of lank
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