Dalmatian

Noun

luona f

1. wool

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: luo‧na

Postposition

(genitive +) luona (+ possessive suffix) luona

1. (static) at sb's (place):

   Yövyin Pekan luona.

   I spent the night at Pekka's. (cf. luokse, luo)

   Pekka yöpyi minun luonani.

   Pekka spent the night at my place.

2. (static) by, near, close to; in front of, outside:

   Tapasimme aseman luona.

   We bumped into each other by/in front of/outside the station.

Inflection

Usage notes

If the head word is a personal pronoun, luona takes a possessive suffix. In first and 2nd person the personal pronoun may be omitted, and in such cases the person is only indicated by the possessive suffix.

Synonyms

• (at sb's place) tykönä

Related terms

• See the inflection table.

Anagrams

• lauon