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lanta
lanta
Esperanto
Adjective
lanta (accusative singular lantan, plural lantaj, accusative plural lantajn)
- (chiefly poetic) slow
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Synonyms
Antonyms
- rapida (“fast”)
Finnish
(index la)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lan‧ta
Etymology 1
Variant of lansi (“low-lying land”), possibly by backformation from dialectal lantea (“fertile, of land”). Semantic development has probably been through "fertile soil, material used as fertilizer". Attested since the early 18th century.
Noun
lanta
Declension
| Inflection of lanta (Kotus type 9/kala, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lanta | lannat | |
| genitive | lannan | lantojen | |
| partitive | lantaa | lantoja | |
| illative | lantaan | lantoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lanta | lannat | |
| accusative | nom. | lanta | lannat |
| gen. | lannan | ||
| genitive | lannan | lantojen lantainrare |
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| partitive | lantaa | lantoja | |
| inessive | lannassa | lannoissa | |
| elative | lannasta | lannoista | |
| illative | lantaan | lantoihin | |
| adessive | lannalla | lannoilla | |
| ablative | lannalta | lannoilta | |
| allative | lannalle | lannoille | |
| essive | lantana | lantoina | |
| translative | lannaksi | lannoiksi | |
| instructive | — | lannoin | |
| abessive | lannatta | lannoitta | |
| comitative | — | lantoineen | |
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Etymology 2
From Sami (compare e.g. Northern Sami láddi), from North Germanic (compare e.g. Swedish land).
Noun
lanta
- The parts of Finland south of Sápmi.
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References
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija (editors). 1992–2000. Suomen sanojen alkuperä ('The Origin of Finnish Words'). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus/Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. ISBN 978-952-222-418-7.