lein

See also: Lein, LEIN, and -lein

Estonian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Baltic [Term?], compare Lithuanian klienas (“thin, skinny”) and Latvian kliens (“thin, withered”). Cognate to Votic leinä (“grief”), Ingrian leina (“sadness”), and Finnish leina (“poor, weak, a poor crop yield”).

Noun

lein (genitive leina, partitive leina)

  1. grief, sorrow

Declension
Declension of lein (type leib)
singular plural
nominative lein leinad
genitive leina leinade
partitive leina leinu / leinasid
illative leina / leinasse leinadesse / leinusse
inessive leinas leinades
elative leinast leinadest
allative leinale leinadele
adessive leinal leinadel
ablative leinalt leinadelt
translative leinaks leinadeks
terminative leinani leinadeni
essive leinana leinadena
abessive leinata leinadeta
comitative leinaga leinadega

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

lein

  1. Genitive singular form of lei.
  2. Instructive plural form of lei.

Etymology 2

Noun

lein

  1. Instructive plural form of lee.

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

lein

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽
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