lounas

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *louna + -as, from Proto-Finno-Permic *lowna (day, midday). Cognates include Karelian lounat (evening/main meal), Veps louna, Votic lõunõd (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 and inverted compared to Estonian: southwest is lounas in Finnish and edel in Estonian while south is etelä in Finnish and lõuna in Estonian. In earlier text and dialects lounas may mean either south, southwest or southeast. Compare lounatuuli (southern wind).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlou̯nɑs/, [ˈlo̞u̯nɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ounɑs
  • Syllabification(key): lou‧nas

Noun

lounas

  1. southwest
  2. lunch

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
lounastenrare
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
abessive lounaatta lounaitta
instructive lounain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lounas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lounaani lounaani
accusative nom. lounaani lounaani
gen. lounaani
genitive lounaani lounaideni
lounaitteni
lounastenirare
partitive lounastani lounaitani
inessive lounaassani lounaissani
elative lounaastani lounaistani
illative lounaaseeni lounaisiini
lounaihinirare
adessive lounaallani lounaillani
ablative lounaaltani lounailtani
allative lounaalleni lounailleni
essive lounaanani lounainani
translative lounaakseni lounaikseni
abessive lounaattani lounaittani
instructive
comitative lounaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lounaasi lounaasi
accusative nom. lounaasi lounaasi
gen. lounaasi
genitive lounaasi lounaidesi
lounaittesi
lounastesirare
partitive lounastasi lounaitasi
inessive lounaassasi lounaissasi
elative lounaastasi lounaistasi
illative lounaaseesi lounaisiisi
lounaihisirare
adessive lounaallasi lounaillasi
ablative lounaaltasi lounailtasi
allative lounaallesi lounaillesi
essive lounaanasi lounainasi
translative lounaaksesi lounaiksesi
abessive lounaattasi lounaittasi
instructive
comitative lounainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lounaamme lounaamme
accusative nom. lounaamme lounaamme
gen. lounaamme
genitive lounaamme lounaidemme
lounaittemme
lounastemmerare
partitive lounastamme lounaitamme
inessive lounaassamme lounaissamme
elative lounaastamme lounaistamme
illative lounaaseemme lounaisiimme
lounaihimmerare
adessive lounaallamme lounaillamme
ablative lounaaltamme lounailtamme
allative lounaallemme lounaillemme
essive lounaanamme lounainamme
translative lounaaksemme lounaiksemme
abessive lounaattamme lounaittamme
instructive
comitative lounainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lounaanne lounaanne
accusative nom. lounaanne lounaanne
gen. lounaanne
genitive lounaanne lounaidenne
lounaittenne
lounastennerare
partitive lounastanne lounaitanne
inessive lounaassanne lounaissanne
elative lounaastanne lounaistanne
illative lounaaseenne lounaisiinne
lounaihinnerare
adessive lounaallanne lounaillanne
ablative lounaaltanne lounailtanne
allative lounaallenne lounaillenne
essive lounaananne lounainanne
translative lounaaksenne lounaiksenne
abessive lounaattanne lounaittanne
instructive
comitative lounainenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lounaansa lounaansa
accusative nom. lounaansa lounaansa
gen. lounaansa
genitive lounaansa lounaidensa
lounaittensa
lounastensarare
partitive lounastaan
lounastansa
lounaitaan
lounaitansa
inessive lounaassaan
lounaassansa
lounaissaan
lounaissansa
elative lounaastaan
lounaastansa
lounaistaan
lounaistansa
illative lounaaseensa lounaisiinsa
lounaihinsarare
adessive lounaallaan
lounaallansa
lounaillaan
lounaillansa
ablative lounaaltaan
lounaaltansa
lounailtaan
lounailtansa
allative lounaalleen
lounaallensa
lounailleen
lounaillensa
essive lounaanaan
lounaanansa
lounainaan
lounainansa
translative lounaakseen
lounaaksensa
lounaikseen
lounaiksensa
abessive lounaattaan
lounaattansa
lounaittaan
lounaittansa
instructive
comitative lounaineen
lounainensa

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • (compass points)
luode pohjoinen koillinen
länsi itä
lounas etelä kaakko

Derived terms

References

  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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