Lanu

See also: lanu, lanu', ľanu, lánu, and lánů

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, from southeastern Finland

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑnu/, [ˈlɑ̝nu]
• Rhymes: -ɑnu
• Syllabification^(key): La‧nu

Proper noun

Lanu

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Lanu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Lanu	Lanut
genitive		Lanun	Lanujen
partitive		Lanua	Lanuja
illative		Lanuun	Lanuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lanu	Lanut
accusative	nom.	Lanu	Lanut
	gen.	Lanun
genitive		Lanun	Lanujen
partitive		Lanua	Lanuja
inessive		Lanussa	Lanuissa
elative		Lanusta	Lanuista
illative		Lanuun	Lanuihin
adessive		Lanulla	Lanuilla
ablative		Lanulta	Lanuilta
allative		Lanulle	Lanuille
essive		Lanuna	Lanuina
translative		Lanuksi	Lanuiksi
abessive		Lanutta	Lanuitta
instructive		—	Lanuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lanu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lanuni Lanuni accusative nom. Lanuni Lanuni gen. Lanuni genitive Lanuni Lanujeni partitive Lanuani Lanujani inessive Lanussani Lanuissani elative Lanustani Lanuistani illative Lanuuni Lanuihini adessive Lanullani Lanuillani ablative Lanultani Lanuiltani allative Lanulleni Lanuilleni essive Lanunani Lanuinani translative Lanukseni Lanuikseni abessive Lanuttani Lanuittani instructive — — comitative — Lanuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lanusi Lanusi accusative nom. Lanusi Lanusi gen. Lanusi genitive Lanusi Lanujesi partitive Lanuasi Lanujasi inessive Lanussasi Lanuissasi elative Lanustasi Lanuistasi illative Lanuusi Lanuihisi adessive Lanullasi Lanuillasi ablative Lanultasi Lanuiltasi allative Lanullesi Lanuillesi essive Lanunasi Lanuinasi translative Lanuksesi Lanuiksesi abessive Lanuttasi Lanuittasi instructive — — comitative — Lanuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lanumme Lanumme accusative nom. Lanumme Lanumme gen. Lanumme genitive Lanumme Lanujemme partitive Lanuamme Lanujamme inessive Lanussamme Lanuissamme elative Lanustamme Lanuistamme illative Lanuumme Lanuihimme adessive Lanullamme Lanuillamme ablative Lanultamme Lanuiltamme allative Lanullemme Lanuillemme essive Lanunamme Lanuinamme translative Lanuksemme Lanuiksemme abessive Lanuttamme Lanuittamme instructive — — comitative — Lanuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lanunne Lanunne accusative nom. Lanunne Lanunne gen. Lanunne genitive Lanunne Lanujenne partitive Lanuanne Lanujanne inessive Lanussanne Lanuissanne elative Lanustanne Lanuistanne illative Lanuunne Lanuihinne adessive Lanullanne Lanuillanne ablative Lanultanne Lanuiltanne allative Lanullenne Lanuillenne essive Lanunanne Lanuinanne translative Lanuksenne Lanuiksenne abessive Lanuttanne Lanuittanne instructive — — comitative — Lanuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lanunsa Lanunsa accusative nom. Lanunsa Lanunsa gen. Lanunsa genitive Lanunsa Lanujensa partitive Lanuaan Lanuansa Lanujaan Lanujansa inessive Lanussaan Lanussansa Lanuissaan Lanuissansa elative Lanustaan Lanustansa Lanuistaan Lanuistansa illative Lanuunsa Lanuihinsa adessive Lanullaan Lanullansa Lanuillaan Lanuillansa ablative Lanultaan Lanultansa Lanuiltaan Lanuiltansa allative Lanulleen Lanullensa Lanuilleen Lanuillensa essive Lanunaan Lanunansa Lanuinaan Lanuinansa translative Lanukseen Lanuksensa Lanuikseen Lanuiksensa abessive Lanuttaan Lanuttansa Lanuittaan Lanuittansa instructive — — comitative — Lanuineen Lanuinensa

Statistics

• Lanu is the 4868^th (tied with 19 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 149 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.