leski

leski

1. partitive plural of lesk

From Proto-Finnic *leski, of unknown further origin. A cognate of Estonian lesk.

• IPA^(key): /ˈleski/, [ˈle̞s̠k̟i]
• Rhymes: -eski
• Syllabification^(key): les‧ki

leski

1. widow (female), widower (male)

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

• “leski”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• kelsi

From Proto-Finnic *leski. Cognates include Finnish leski and Estonian lesk.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈleski/, [ˈlʲe̞s̠kʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈleski/, [ˈle̞ʃki]
• Rhymes: -eskʲ, -eski
• Hyphenation: les‧ki

leski

1. widow, widower

leski (not comparable)

1. widowed

Declension of leski (type 5/lehti, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	leski	leset
genitive	lesen	leskiin, leskilöin
partitive	leskiä	leskijä, leskilöjä
illative	leskee	leskii, leskilöihe
inessive	leses	lesis, leskilöis
elative	lesest	lesist, leskilöist
allative	leselle	lesille, leskilöille
adessive	lesel	lesil, leskilöil
ablative	leselt	lesilt, leskilöilt
translative	leseks	lesiks, leskilöiks
essive	leskennä, leskeen	leskinnä, leskilöinnä, leskiin, leskilöin
exessive1)	leskent	leskint, leskilöint
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.

• leskinain (“widow”), leskimees (“widower”)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 261

From Proto-Finnic *leski, further origin unknown. A cognate of Estonian lesk.

leski (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. widow, widower

leski

1. dative/locative singular of leska

leski

1. inflection of leska:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual