lanta

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido lenta, from French lent, with the e changed to a to avoid confusion with lento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlanta/
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: lan‧ta

Adjective

lanta (accusative singular lantan, plural lantaj, accusative plural lantajn)

  1. (chiefly poetic) slow

Synonyms

Antonyms

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑntɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lan‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): lan‧ta

Etymology 1

    Variant of lansi (low-lying land), possibly by backformation from dialectal lantea (fertile, of land). Semantic development has probably been through "fertile soil, material used as fertilizer". Attested since the early 18th century.

    A connection has also been purported to Proto-Germanic *hlandą (urine).

    Noun

    lanta

    1. manure (fertilizer made of animal excrement and urine)
      Near-synonym: sonta
    2. (loosely) dung, manure (animal excrement)
      Synonym: sonta
    Declension
    Inflection of lanta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
    nominative lanta lannat
    genitive lannan lantojen
    partitive lantaa lantoja
    illative lantaan lantoihin
    singular plural
    nominative lanta lannat
    accusative nom. lanta lannat
    gen. lannan
    genitive lannan lantojen
    lantain rare
    partitive lantaa lantoja
    inessive lannassa lannoissa
    elative lannasta lannoista
    illative lantaan lantoihin
    adessive lannalla lannoilla
    ablative lannalta lannoilta
    allative lannalle lannoille
    essive lantana lantoina
    translative lannaksi lannoiksi
    abessive lannatta lannoitta
    instructive lannoin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of lanta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lantani lantani
    accusative nom. lantani lantani
    gen. lantani
    genitive lantani lantojeni
    lantaini rare
    partitive lantaani lantojani
    inessive lannassani lannoissani
    elative lannastani lannoistani
    illative lantaani lantoihini
    adessive lannallani lannoillani
    ablative lannaltani lannoiltani
    allative lannalleni lannoilleni
    essive lantanani lantoinani
    translative lannakseni lannoikseni
    abessive lannattani lannoittani
    instructive
    comitative lantoineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lantasi lantasi
    accusative nom. lantasi lantasi
    gen. lantasi
    genitive lantasi lantojesi
    lantaisi rare
    partitive lantaasi lantojasi
    inessive lannassasi lannoissasi
    elative lannastasi lannoistasi
    illative lantaasi lantoihisi
    adessive lannallasi lannoillasi
    ablative lannaltasi lannoiltasi
    allative lannallesi lannoillesi
    essive lantanasi lantoinasi
    translative lannaksesi lannoiksesi
    abessive lannattasi lannoittasi
    instructive
    comitative lantoinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lantamme lantamme
    accusative nom. lantamme lantamme
    gen. lantamme
    genitive lantamme lantojemme
    lantaimme rare
    partitive lantaamme lantojamme
    inessive lannassamme lannoissamme
    elative lannastamme lannoistamme
    illative lantaamme lantoihimme
    adessive lannallamme lannoillamme
    ablative lannaltamme lannoiltamme
    allative lannallemme lannoillemme
    essive lantanamme lantoinamme
    translative lannaksemme lannoiksemme
    abessive lannattamme lannoittamme
    instructive
    comitative lantoinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lantanne lantanne
    accusative nom. lantanne lantanne
    gen. lantanne
    genitive lantanne lantojenne
    lantainne rare
    partitive lantaanne lantojanne
    inessive lannassanne lannoissanne
    elative lannastanne lannoistanne
    illative lantaanne lantoihinne
    adessive lannallanne lannoillanne
    ablative lannaltanne lannoiltanne
    allative lannallenne lannoillenne
    essive lantananne lantoinanne
    translative lannaksenne lannoiksenne
    abessive lannattanne lannoittanne
    instructive
    comitative lantoinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lantansa lantansa
    accusative nom. lantansa lantansa
    gen. lantansa
    genitive lantansa lantojensa
    lantainsa rare
    partitive lantaansa lantojaan
    lantojansa
    inessive lannassaan
    lannassansa
    lannoissaan
    lannoissansa
    elative lannastaan
    lannastansa
    lannoistaan
    lannoistansa
    illative lantaansa lantoihinsa
    adessive lannallaan
    lannallansa
    lannoillaan
    lannoillansa
    ablative lannaltaan
    lannaltansa
    lannoiltaan
    lannoiltansa
    allative lannalleen
    lannallensa
    lannoilleen
    lannoillensa
    essive lantanaan
    lantanansa
    lantoinaan
    lantoinansa
    translative lannakseen
    lannaksensa
    lannoikseen
    lannoiksensa
    abessive lannattaan
    lannattansa
    lannoittaan
    lannoittansa
    instructive
    comitative lantoineen
    lantoinensa
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Sami (compare Northern Sami láddi), from Proto-Samic *lāntē, from North Germanic (compare Swedish land).

      Noun

      lanta (dialectal)

      1. (Lapland) The parts of Finland south of Sápmi.
      Declension
      Inflection of lanta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
      nominative lanta lannat
      genitive lannan lantojen
      partitive lantaa lantoja
      illative lantaan lantoihin
      singular plural
      nominative lanta lannat
      accusative nom. lanta lannat
      gen. lannan
      genitive lannan lantojen
      lantain rare
      partitive lantaa lantoja
      inessive lannassa lannoissa
      elative lannasta lannoista
      illative lantaan lantoihin
      adessive lannalla lannoilla
      ablative lannalta lannoilta
      allative lannalle lannoille
      essive lantana lantoina
      translative lannaksi lannoiksi
      abessive lannatta lannoitta
      instructive lannoin
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of lanta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative lantani lantani
      accusative nom. lantani lantani
      gen. lantani
      genitive lantani lantojeni
      lantaini rare
      partitive lantaani lantojani
      inessive lannassani lannoissani
      elative lannastani lannoistani
      illative lantaani lantoihini
      adessive lannallani lannoillani
      ablative lannaltani lannoiltani
      allative lannalleni lannoilleni
      essive lantanani lantoinani
      translative lannakseni lannoikseni
      abessive lannattani lannoittani
      instructive
      comitative lantoineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative lantasi lantasi
      accusative nom. lantasi lantasi
      gen. lantasi
      genitive lantasi lantojesi
      lantaisi rare
      partitive lantaasi lantojasi
      inessive lannassasi lannoissasi
      elative lannastasi lannoistasi
      illative lantaasi lantoihisi
      adessive lannallasi lannoillasi
      ablative lannaltasi lannoiltasi
      allative lannallesi lannoillesi
      essive lantanasi lantoinasi
      translative lannaksesi lannoiksesi
      abessive lannattasi lannoittasi
      instructive
      comitative lantoinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative lantamme lantamme
      accusative nom. lantamme lantamme
      gen. lantamme
      genitive lantamme lantojemme
      lantaimme rare
      partitive lantaamme lantojamme
      inessive lannassamme lannoissamme
      elative lannastamme lannoistamme
      illative lantaamme lantoihimme
      adessive lannallamme lannoillamme
      ablative lannaltamme lannoiltamme
      allative lannallemme lannoillemme
      essive lantanamme lantoinamme
      translative lannaksemme lannoiksemme
      abessive lannattamme lannoittamme
      instructive
      comitative lantoinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative lantanne lantanne
      accusative nom. lantanne lantanne
      gen. lantanne
      genitive lantanne lantojenne
      lantainne rare
      partitive lantaanne lantojanne
      inessive lannassanne lannoissanne
      elative lannastanne lannoistanne
      illative lantaanne lantoihinne
      adessive lannallanne lannoillanne
      ablative lannaltanne lannoiltanne
      allative lannallenne lannoillenne
      essive lantananne lantoinanne
      translative lannaksenne lannoiksenne
      abessive lannattanne lannoittanne
      instructive
      comitative lantoinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative lantansa lantansa
      accusative nom. lantansa lantansa
      gen. lantansa
      genitive lantansa lantojensa
      lantainsa rare
      partitive lantaansa lantojaan
      lantojansa
      inessive lannassaan
      lannassansa
      lannoissaan
      lannoissansa
      elative lannastaan
      lannastansa
      lannoistaan
      lannoistansa
      illative lantaansa lantoihinsa
      adessive lannallaan
      lannallansa
      lannoillaan
      lannoillansa
      ablative lannaltaan
      lannaltansa
      lannoiltaan
      lannoiltansa
      allative lannalleen
      lannallensa
      lannoilleen
      lannoillensa
      essive lantanaan
      lantanansa
      lantoinaan
      lantoinansa
      translative lannakseen
      lannaksensa
      lannoikseen
      lannoiksensa
      abessive lannattaan
      lannattansa
      lannoittaan
      lannoittansa
      instructive
      comitative lantoineen
      lantoinensa
      Derived terms
      compounds

      References

      • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

      Anagrams

      Guinea-Bissau Creole

      Etymology

      From Portuguese levantar-se. Cognate with Kabuverdianu labanta.

      Verb

      lanta

      1. to stand up

      Tagalog

      Etymology

      From Southern Luzon axis *lanta (wilted). Compare Kapampangan lanta and Central Bikol lanta. See also Batad Ifugao langta (greenness).

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lanˈta/ [lɐn̪ˈt̪a]
      • Rhymes: -a
      • Syllabification: lan‧ta

      Adjective

      lantá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆ)

      1. withered; faded (of leaves, flowers, vegetables, etc.)
        mga lantang gulaywithered vegetables

      Derived terms

      See also

      Noun

      lantá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆ)

      1. condition of being withered (of leaves, flowers, vegetables, etc.)

      Further reading

      • lanta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
      • Zorc, David Paul (1985), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 202