reuna

See also: Reuna and reúna

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna (compare Karelian reuna, Ludian reun, Veps röun), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian briauna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreu̯nɑ/, [ˈre̞u̯nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eunɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): reu‧na

Noun

reuna

1. brink, edge, border, rim
2. (topology) boundary

Declension

Inflection of reuna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		reuna	reunat
genitive		reunan	reunojen
partitive		reunaa	reunoja
illative		reunaan	reunoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		reuna	reunat
accusative	nom.	reuna	reunat
	gen.	reunan
genitive		reunan	reunojen reunain rare
partitive		reunaa	reunoja
inessive		reunassa	reunoissa
elative		reunasta	reunoista
illative		reunaan	reunoihin
adessive		reunalla	reunoilla
ablative		reunalta	reunoilta
allative		reunalle	reunoille
essive		reunana	reunoina
translative		reunaksi	reunoiksi
abessive		reunatta	reunoitta
instructive		—	reunoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of reuna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative reunani reunani accusative nom. reunani reunani gen. reunani genitive reunani reunojeni reunaini rare partitive reunaani reunojani inessive reunassani reunoissani elative reunastani reunoistani illative reunaani reunoihini adessive reunallani reunoillani ablative reunaltani reunoiltani allative reunalleni reunoilleni essive reunanani reunoinani translative reunakseni reunoikseni abessive reunattani reunoittani instructive — — comitative — reunoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative reunasi reunasi accusative nom. reunasi reunasi gen. reunasi genitive reunasi reunojesi reunaisi rare partitive reunaasi reunojasi inessive reunassasi reunoissasi elative reunastasi reunoistasi illative reunaasi reunoihisi adessive reunallasi reunoillasi ablative reunaltasi reunoiltasi allative reunallesi reunoillesi essive reunanasi reunoinasi translative reunaksesi reunoiksesi abessive reunattasi reunoittasi instructive — — comitative — reunoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative reunamme reunamme accusative nom. reunamme reunamme gen. reunamme genitive reunamme reunojemme reunaimme rare partitive reunaamme reunojamme inessive reunassamme reunoissamme elative reunastamme reunoistamme illative reunaamme reunoihimme adessive reunallamme reunoillamme ablative reunaltamme reunoiltamme allative reunallemme reunoillemme essive reunanamme reunoinamme translative reunaksemme reunoiksemme abessive reunattamme reunoittamme instructive — — comitative — reunoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative reunanne reunanne accusative nom. reunanne reunanne gen. reunanne genitive reunanne reunojenne reunainne rare partitive reunaanne reunojanne inessive reunassanne reunoissanne elative reunastanne reunoistanne illative reunaanne reunoihinne adessive reunallanne reunoillanne ablative reunaltanne reunoiltanne allative reunallenne reunoillenne essive reunananne reunoinanne translative reunaksenne reunoiksenne abessive reunattanne reunoittanne instructive — — comitative — reunoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative reunansa reunansa accusative nom. reunansa reunansa gen. reunansa genitive reunansa reunojensa reunainsa rare partitive reunaansa reunojaan reunojansa inessive reunassaan reunassansa reunoissaan reunoissansa elative reunastaan reunastansa reunoistaan reunoistansa illative reunaansa reunoihinsa adessive reunallaan reunallansa reunoillaan reunoillansa ablative reunaltaan reunaltansa reunoiltaan reunoiltansa allative reunalleen reunallensa reunoilleen reunoillensa essive reunanaan reunanansa reunoinaan reunoinansa translative reunakseen reunaksensa reunoikseen reunoiksensa abessive reunattaan reunattansa reunoittaan reunoittansa instructive — — comitative — reunoineen reunoinensa

Synonyms

• parras

Derived terms

• -reunainen
• reunake
• reunama
• Reunamo
• Reunanen
• reunata
• reunaton
• reunemmaksi
• reunos
• reunus
• reunusta

 

compounds

• alareuna
• etureuna
• hapsureunainen
• hulpioreuna
• johtoreuna
• jättöreuna
• kaatoreuna
• kultareunainen
• liehureuna
• luomenreuna
• matalareunainen
• metsänreuna
• pilvenreuna
• pykäreuna
• repäisyreuna
• reuna-alue
• reunaehto
• reunahuomautus
• reunajyrsin
• reunakiveys
• reunakivi
• reunakoriste
• reunalaituri
• reunalaskenta
• reunalauta
• reunalista
• reunameri
• reunamerkintä
• reunametsä
• reunamoreeni
• reunamuodostuma
• reunanauha
• reunantunnistus
• reunaoja
• reunaommel
• reunapala
• reunapiste
• reunapitsi
• reunatapaus
• reunatiheysfunktio
• reunavaikutus
• reunavaltio
• reunaviiva
• reunavuoret
• reunavuoristo
• rimpsureuna
• ripsureuna
• risareunaseitikki
• rusoreunahapero
• sisäreuna
• surureuna
• takareuna
• tangonreuna
• tasareunainen
• teräväreunainen
• tienreuna
• ulkoreuna
• yläreuna

 

Further reading

• “reuna”, 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

• nurea, urean

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna. Cognates include Finnish reuna and dialectal Estonian rõun.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈreu̯nɑ/, [ˈre̞u̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈreu̯nɑ/, [ˈre̞u̯nɑ]
• Rhymes: -eu̯n, -eu̯nɑ
• Hyphenation: reu‧na

Noun

reuna

1. edge, brink

   Ono pertti metsän reunaas. ― There is a hut on the edge of the forest.

Declension

Declension of reuna (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	reuna	reunat
genitive	reunan	reunoin
partitive	reunaa	reunoja
illative	reunaa	reunoi
inessive	reunaas	reunois
elative	reunast	reunoist
allative	reunalle	reunoille
adessive	reunaal	reunoil
ablative	reunalt	reunoilt
translative	reunaks	reunoiks
essive	reunanna, reunaan	reunoinna, reunoin
exessive1)	reunant	reunoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• reunakukka
• reunapaikka
• reunaväki
• reunimain

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 474