# liuta
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *liuta, borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛚᛖᚢᛞᚨ- (*leuda-), from Proto-Germanic *liudīz (“people”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈliu̯tɑ/, [ˈliu̯t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iutɑ
* Hyphenation: liu‧ta

### Noun

liuta (informal)
* A large number; slew, flock, swarm.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of liuta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liutani
liutani
accusative
nom.
liutani
liutani
gen.
liutani
genitive
liutani
liutojeni liutaini $^{rare}$
partitive
liutaani
liutojani
inessive
liudassani
liudoissani
elative
liudastani
liudoistani
illative
liutaani
liutoihini
adessive
liudallani
liudoillani
ablative
liudaltani
liudoiltani
allative
liudalleni
liudoilleni
essive
liutanani
liutoinani
translative
liudakseni
liudoikseni
abessive
liudattani
liudoittani
instructive
comitative
—liutoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liutasi
liutasi
accusative
nom.
liutasi
liutasi
gen.
liutasi
genitive
liutasi
liutojesi liutaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
liutaasi
liutojasi
inessive
liudassasi
liudoissasi
elative
liudastasi
liudoistasi
illative
liutaasi
liutoihisi
adessive
liudallasi
liudoillasi
ablative
liudaltasi
liudoiltasi
allative
liudallesi
liudoillesi
essive
liutanasi
liutoinasi
translative
liudaksesi
liudoiksesi
abessive
liudattasi
liudoittasi
instructive
comitative
—liutoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liutamme
liutamme
accusative
nom.
liutamme
liutamme
gen.
liutamme
genitive
liutamme
liutojemme liutaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
liutaamme
liutojamme
inessive
liudassamme
liudoissamme
elative
liudastamme
liudoistamme
illative
liutaamme
liutoihimme
adessive
liudallamme
liudoillamme
ablative
liudaltamme
liudoiltamme
allative
liudallemme
liudoillemme
essive
liutanamme
liutoinamme
translative
liudaksemme
liudoiksemme
abessive
liudattamme
liudoittamme
instructive
comitative
—liutoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liutanne
liutanne
accusative
nom.
liutanne
liutanne
gen.
liutanne
genitive
liutanne
liutojenne liutainne $^{rare}$
partitive
liutaanne
liutojanne
inessive
liudassanne
liudoissanne
elative
liudastanne
liudoistanne
illative
liutaanne
liutoihinne
adessive
liudallanne
liudoillanne
ablative
liudaltanne
liudoiltanne
allative
liudallenne
liudoillenne
essive
liutananne
liutoinanne
translative
liudaksenne
liudoiksenne
abessive
liudattanne
liudoittanne
instructive
comitative
—liutoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
liutansa
liutansa
accusative
nom.
liutansa
liutansa
gen.
liutansa
genitive
liutansa
liutojensa liutainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
liutaansa
liutojaan liutojansa
inessive
liudassaan liudassansa
liudoissaan liudoissansa
elative
liudastaan liudastansa
liudoistaan liudoistansa
illative
liutaansa
liutoihinsa
adessive
liudallaan liudallansa
liudoillaan liudoillansa
ablative
liudaltaan liudaltansa
liudoiltaan liudoiltansa
allative
liudalleen liudallensa
liudoilleen liudoillensa
essive
liutanaan liutanansa
liutoinaan liutoinansa
translative
liudakseen liudaksensa
liudoikseen liudoiksensa
abessive
liudattaan liudattansa
liudoittaan liudoittansa
instructive
comitative
—liutoineen liutoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lapsiliuta

### Further reading

* “liuta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* alitu, luita, tulia

## Gothic
### Romanization

liuta
* Romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰

## Old Swedish
### Alternative forms

* lȳta

### Etymology

From Old Norse hljóta, from Proto-Germanic *hleutaną.

### Verb

liūta
* to cast lots
* to be allotted
* to obtain by lot; beget; acquire

#### Descendants

* Swedish: ljuta