lounas

Finnish

(index lo)

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *lowna ("day, midday"). Cognates include Karelian lounat (“evening/main meal”), Veps louna, Votic lõunaz (“south, lunch”), Estonian lõuna (“south, lunch”) and Komi-Permyak лун (lun). Permic cognates have the meaning "day", whereas Baltic-Finnic cognates denote the direction where the Sun is at midday or the meal eaten at midday.

The compass point meaning was clarified in the 19th century; in earlier text and dialects lounas may mean either south, southwest or southeast. Compare lounatuuli (“southern wind”). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlo̞unɑs]
  • Hyphenation: lou‧nas

Noun

lounas

  1. southwest
  2. lunch

Usage notes

This word is a false friend of Estonian lõuna (“south”).

Declension

Inflection of lounas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative lounas lounaat
genitive lounaan lounaiden
lounaitten
partitive lounasta lounaita
illative lounaaseen lounaisiin
singular plural
nominative lounas lounaat
accusative nom. lounas lounaat
gen. lounaan
genitive lounaan lounaiden
lounaitten
partitive lounasta lounaita
inessive lounaassa lounaissa
elative lounaasta lounaista
illative lounaaseen lounaisiin
lounaihinrare
adessive lounaalla lounailla
ablative lounaalta lounailta
allative lounaalle lounaille
essive lounaana lounaina
translative lounaaksi lounaiksi
instructive — lounain
abessive lounaatta lounaitta
comitative — lounaineen

Antonyms

Derived terms

Cardinal Directions

luode pohjoinen koillinen
länsi itä
lounas etelä kaakko

References

  1. ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

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