lause

See also: Läuse

Estonian

Etymology

From the verb lausuma. Compare with corresponding Finnish word "lause".

Noun

lause (genitive lause, partitive lauset)

  1. sentence
  2. clause
  3. phrase

Declension
Declension of lause (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative lause laused
genitive lause lausete
partitive lauset lauseid
illative lausesse lausetesse
lauseisse
inessive lauses lausetes
lauseis
elative lausest lausetest
lauseist
allative lausele lausetele
lauseile
adessive lausel lausetel
lauseil
ablative lauselt lausetelt
lauseilt
translative lauseks lauseteks
lauseiks
terminative lauseni lauseteni
essive lausena lausetena
abessive lauseta lauseteta
comitative lausega lausetega

Further reading
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “lause”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • lause in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • lause in Sõnaveeb

Finnish

Etymology

lausua +‎ -e. First attested in 1845.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯seˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯s̠e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuse
  • Syllabification(key): lau‧se

Noun

lause

  1. (grammar) clause
  2. (grammar, informal) sentence
  3. (mathematics) theorem (mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true)
    Pythagoraan lause
    Pythagorean theorem (US) / Pythagoras' theorem (UK)
  4. (programming) statement

Usage notes
  • In common usage the grammar terms lause (“clause”) and virke (“sentence”) are happily confused so that the word lause may refer to either of the two. The word virke is used relatively seldom, but when it is, it means "sentence".

Declension
Inflection of lause (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative lause lauseet
genitive lauseen lauseiden
lauseitten
partitive lausetta lauseita
illative lauseeseen lauseisiin
lauseihin
singular plural
nominative lause lauseet
accusative nom. lause lauseet
gen. lauseen
genitive lauseen lauseiden
lauseitten
partitive lausetta lauseita
inessive lauseessa lauseissa
elative lauseesta lauseista
illative lauseeseen lauseisiin
lauseihin
adessive lauseella lauseilla
ablative lauseelta lauseilta
allative lauseelle lauseille
essive lauseena lauseina
translative lauseeksi lauseiksi
abessive lauseetta lauseitta
instructive — lausein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lause (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lauseeni lauseeni
accusative nom. lauseeni lauseeni
gen. lauseeni
genitive lauseeni lauseideni
lauseitteni
partitive lausettani lauseitani
inessive lauseessani lauseissani
elative lauseestani lauseistani
illative lauseeseeni lauseisiini
lauseihini
adessive lauseellani lauseillani
ablative lauseeltani lauseiltani
allative lauseelleni lauseilleni
essive lauseenani lauseinani
translative lauseekseni lauseikseni
abessive lauseettani lauseittani
instructive — —
comitative — lauseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lauseesi lauseesi
accusative nom. lauseesi lauseesi
gen. lauseesi
genitive lauseesi lauseidesi
lauseittesi
partitive lausettasi lauseitasi
inessive lauseessasi lauseissasi
elative lauseestasi lauseistasi
illative lauseeseesi lauseisiisi
lauseihisi
adessive lauseellasi lauseillasi
ablative lauseeltasi lauseiltasi
allative lauseellesi lauseillesi
essive lauseenasi lauseinasi
translative lauseeksesi lauseiksesi
abessive lauseettasi lauseittasi
instructive — —
comitative — lauseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lauseemme lauseemme
accusative nom. lauseemme lauseemme
gen. lauseemme
genitive lauseemme lauseidemme
lauseittemme
partitive lausettamme lauseitamme
inessive lauseessamme lauseissamme
elative lauseestamme lauseistamme
illative lauseeseemme lauseisiimme
lauseihimme
adessive lauseellamme lauseillamme
ablative lauseeltamme lauseiltamme
allative lauseellemme lauseillemme
essive lauseenamme lauseinamme
translative lauseeksemme lauseiksemme
abessive lauseettamme lauseittamme
instructive — —
comitative — lauseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lauseenne lauseenne
accusative nom. lauseenne lauseenne
gen. lauseenne
genitive lauseenne lauseidenne
lauseittenne
partitive lausettanne lauseitanne
inessive lauseessanne lauseissanne
elative lauseestanne lauseistanne
illative lauseeseenne lauseisiinne
lauseihinne
adessive lauseellanne lauseillanne
ablative lauseeltanne lauseiltanne
allative lauseellenne lauseillenne
essive lauseenanne lauseinanne
translative lauseeksenne lauseiksenne
abessive lauseettanne lauseittanne
instructive — —
comitative — lauseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lauseensa lauseensa
accusative nom. lauseensa lauseensa
gen. lauseensa
genitive lauseensa lauseidensa
lauseittensa
partitive lausettaan
lausettansa		 lauseitaan
lauseitansa
inessive lauseessaan
lauseessansa		 lauseissaan
lauseissansa
elative lauseestaan
lauseestansa		 lauseistaan
lauseistansa
illative lauseeseensa lauseisiinsa
lauseihinsa
adessive lauseellaan
lauseellansa		 lauseillaan
lauseillansa
ablative lauseeltaan
lauseeltansa		 lauseiltaan
lauseiltansa
allative lauseelleen
lauseellensa		 lauseilleen
lauseillensa
essive lauseenaan
lauseenansa		 lauseinaan
lauseinansa
translative lauseekseen
lauseeksensa		 lauseikseen
lauseiksensa
abessive lauseettaan
lauseettansa		 lauseittaan
lauseittansa
instructive — —
comitative — lauseineen
lauseinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Noun

lause f (plural lauses)

  1. Alternative spelling of lauze

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

lause

  1. definite of laus
  2. plural of laus
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