-lane

Appendix:Variations of "lane" Estonian Etymology From et urj-fin-pro *-lainen. Cognate with fi -lainen. Attested since at least 1632, when et wainlasset (modern et vaenlane vaenlast) is found in a fragmentary Bible (Matthew 22.44). Suffix 1 -lase -last Derives nouns from places for a person originating from that place. et Eesti "Estonia" → et eestlane "Estonian" et välismaa "foreign country" → et välismaalane "foreigner" et New York → et newyorklane "New Yorker" Derives nouns from other nouns indicating a member or follower of a group related to the base noun. et Kristus "Christ" → et kristlane "Christian" Derives nouns for occupations related to the base word. et ajalugu "history" → et ajaloolane "historian" et õppima "to study" → et õpilane "student" Derives nouns for a person (or other entity) according to some other characteristic. et vaen "hostility" → et vaenlane "enemy" et kange "tough" → et kangelane "hero" et mesi "honey" → et mesilane "bee" Usage notes In older texts (from the 1600s and 1700s), the partitive is often spelt -lasset, -laset or -lased. Declension -la ne Derived terms et