lelu

Finnish

Etymology

Originally childish; probably related to lelliä.[1] First used in a literary work by Abraham Poppius in 1820.[2] Akin to Ingrian lello, Karelian lilu and Votic lello.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlelu/, [ˈle̞lu]
  • Rhymes: -elu
  • Syllabification(key): le‧lu

Noun

lelu

  1. toy

Declension
Inflection of lelu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative lelu lelut
genitive lelun lelujen
partitive lelua leluja
illative leluun leluihin
singular plural
nominative lelu lelut
accusative nom. lelu lelut
gen. lelun
genitive lelun lelujen
partitive lelua leluja
inessive lelussa leluissa
elative lelusta leluista
illative leluun leluihin
adessive lelulla leluilla
ablative lelulta leluilta
allative lelulle leluille
essive leluna leluina
translative leluksi leluiksi
abessive lelutta leluitta
instructive — leluin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lelu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leluni leluni
accusative nom. leluni leluni
gen. leluni
genitive leluni lelujeni
partitive leluani lelujani
inessive lelussani leluissani
elative lelustani leluistani
illative leluuni leluihini
adessive lelullani leluillani
ablative lelultani leluiltani
allative lelulleni leluilleni
essive lelunani leluinani
translative lelukseni leluikseni
abessive leluttani leluittani
instructive — —
comitative — leluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lelusi lelusi
accusative nom. lelusi lelusi
gen. lelusi
genitive lelusi lelujesi
partitive leluasi lelujasi
inessive lelussasi leluissasi
elative lelustasi leluistasi
illative leluusi leluihisi
adessive lelullasi leluillasi
ablative lelultasi leluiltasi
allative lelullesi leluillesi
essive lelunasi leluinasi
translative leluksesi leluiksesi
abessive leluttasi leluittasi
instructive — —
comitative — leluinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lelumme lelumme
accusative nom. lelumme lelumme
gen. lelumme
genitive lelumme lelujemme
partitive leluamme lelujamme
inessive lelussamme leluissamme
elative lelustamme leluistamme
illative leluumme leluihimme
adessive lelullamme leluillamme
ablative lelultamme leluiltamme
allative lelullemme leluillemme
essive lelunamme leluinamme
translative leluksemme leluiksemme
abessive leluttamme leluittamme
instructive — —
comitative — leluinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lelunne lelunne
accusative nom. lelunne lelunne
gen. lelunne
genitive lelunne lelujenne
partitive leluanne lelujanne
inessive lelussanne leluissanne
elative lelustanne leluistanne
illative leluunne leluihinne
adessive lelullanne leluillanne
ablative lelultanne leluiltanne
allative lelullenne leluillenne
essive lelunanne leluinanne
translative leluksenne leluiksenne
abessive leluttanne leluittanne
instructive — —
comitative — leluinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lelunsa lelunsa
accusative nom. lelunsa lelunsa
gen. lelunsa
genitive lelunsa lelujensa
partitive leluaan
leluansa		 lelujaan
lelujansa
inessive lelussaan
lelussansa		 leluissaan
leluissansa
elative lelustaan
lelustansa		 leluistaan
leluistansa
illative leluunsa leluihinsa
adessive lelullaan
lelullansa		 leluillaan
leluillansa
ablative lelultaan
lelultansa		 leluiltaan
leluiltansa
allative lelulleen
lelullensa		 leluilleen
leluillensa
essive lelunaan
lelunansa		 leluinaan
leluinansa
translative lelukseen
leluksensa		 leluikseen
leluiksensa
abessive leluttaan
leluttansa		 leluittaan
leluittansa
instructive — —
comitative — leluineen
leluinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms
compounds

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
  2. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cordero.

Noun

lelu

  1. lamb

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish sombrero.

Noun

lelu

  1. hat

References
  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45
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