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 older texts and dialects, lounas may mean either south, southwest or southeast. Compare lounatuuli (“southern wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlou̯nɑs/, [ˈlo̞u̯nɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ounɑs
• Hyphenation^(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 lounasten rare
partitive		lounasta	lounaita
inessive		lounaassa	lounaissa
elative		lounaasta	lounaista
illative		lounaaseen	lounaisiin lounaihin rare
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 lounasteni rare partitive lounastani lounaitani inessive lounaassani lounaissani elative lounaastani lounaistani illative lounaaseeni lounaisiini lounaihini rare 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 lounastesi rare partitive lounastasi lounaitasi inessive lounaassasi lounaissasi elative lounaastasi lounaistasi illative lounaaseesi lounaisiisi lounaihisi rare 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 lounastemme rare partitive lounastamme lounaitamme inessive lounaassamme lounaissamme elative lounaastamme lounaistamme illative lounaaseemme lounaisiimme lounaihimme rare 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 lounastenne rare partitive lounastanne lounaitanne inessive lounaassanne lounaissanne elative lounaastanne lounaistanne illative lounaaseenne lounaisiinne lounaihinne rare 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 lounastensa rare partitive lounastaan lounastansa lounaitaan lounaitansa inessive lounaassaan lounaassansa lounaissaan lounaissansa elative lounaastaan lounaastansa lounaistaan lounaistansa illative lounaaseensa lounaisiinsa lounaihinsa rare 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

• (southwest) koillinen

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

luode	pohjoinen	koillinen
länsi		itä
lounas	etelä	kaakko

Derived terms

• lounainen
• lounastaa

 

compounds

• aamulounas
• edustuslounas
• etelälounas
• kenttälounas
• korruptiolounas
• liikelounas
• lounasaika
• lounasjono
• lounaskortti
• lounaspaikka
• lounaspöytä
• lounasravintola
• lounasseteli
• lounastauko
• lounastilaisuus
• lounastunti
• lounatuuli
• länsilounas
• pikalounas
• sunnuntailounas

 

Further reading

• “lounas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• suolan