Leijonat

Finnish

Matti Keinonen and Juhani Lahtinen representing Finland in 1965.

The coat of arms of Finland.

Etymology

From leijonat (“lions”); thus called because the Finnish national ice hockey team has displayed the Finnish coat of arms in their jerseys for decades.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlei̯jonɑt/, [ˈle̞i̯j(ː)o̞nɑt̪]
Rhymes: -eijonɑt
Syllabification^(key): Lei‧jo‧nat

Proper noun

Leijonat

A nickname of the Finnish national ice hockey team.

Declension

Inflection of Leijonat (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		—	Leijonat
genitive		—	Leijonien
partitive		—	Leijonia
illative		—	Leijoniin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	Leijonat
accusative	nom.	—	Leijonat
accusative	gen.	—	Leijonat
genitive		—	Leijonien Leijonain^rare
partitive		—	Leijonia
inessive		—	Leijonissa
elative		—	Leijonista
illative		—	Leijoniin
adessive		—	Leijonilla
ablative		—	Leijonilta
allative		—	Leijonille
essive		—	Leijonina
translative		—	Leijoniksi
instructive		—	Leijonin
abessive		—	Leijonitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Leijonat (type koira)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		—	Leijonani
accusative	nom.	—	Leijonani
accusative	gen.	—	Leijonani
genitive		—	Leijonieni Leijonaini^rare
partitive		—	Leijoniani
inessive		—	Leijonissani
elative		—	Leijonistani
illative		—	Leijoniini
adessive		—	Leijonillani
ablative		—	Leijoniltani
allative		—	Leijonilleni
essive		—	Leijoninani
translative		—	Leijonikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		—	Leijonittani
comitative		—	Leijonineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		—	Leijonasi
accusative	nom.	—	Leijonasi
accusative	gen.	—	Leijonasi
genitive		—	Leijoniesi Leijonaisi^rare
partitive		—	Leijoniasi
inessive		—	Leijonissasi
elative		—	Leijonistasi
illative		—	Leijoniisi
adessive		—	Leijonillasi
ablative		—	Leijoniltasi
allative		—	Leijonillesi
essive		—	Leijoninasi
translative		—	Leijoniksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		—	Leijonittasi
comitative		—	Leijoninesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		—	Leijonamme
accusative	nom.	—	Leijonamme
accusative	gen.	—	Leijonamme
genitive		—	Leijoniemme Leijonaimme^rare
partitive		—	Leijoniamme
inessive		—	Leijonissamme
elative		—	Leijonistamme
illative		—	Leijoniimme
adessive		—	Leijonillamme
ablative		—	Leijoniltamme
allative		—	Leijonillemme
essive		—	Leijoninamme
translative		—	Leijoniksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		—	Leijonittamme
comitative		—	Leijoninemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		—	Leijonanne
accusative	nom.	—	Leijonanne
accusative	gen.	—	Leijonanne
genitive		—	Leijonienne Leijonainne^rare
partitive		—	Leijonianne
inessive		—	Leijonissanne
elative		—	Leijonistanne
illative		—	Leijoniinne
adessive		—	Leijonillanne
ablative		—	Leijoniltanne
allative		—	Leijonillenne
essive		—	Leijoninanne
translative		—	Leijoniksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		—	Leijonittanne
comitative		—	Leijoninenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		—	Leijonansa
accusative	nom.	—	Leijonansa
accusative	gen.	—	Leijonansa
genitive		—	Leijoniensa Leijonainsa^rare
partitive		—	Leijoniaan Leijoniansa
inessive		—	Leijonissaan Leijonissansa
elative		—	Leijonistaan Leijonistansa
illative		—	Leijoniinsa
adessive		—	Leijonillaan Leijonillansa
ablative		—	Leijoniltaan Leijoniltansa
allative		—	Leijonilleen Leijonillensa
essive		—	Leijoninaan Leijoninansa
translative		—	Leijonikseen Leijoniksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		—	Leijonittaan Leijonittansa
comitative		—	Leijonineen Leijoninensa

Synonyms

Suomen jääkiekko maajoukkue

Anagrams

laitojen

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