-lane

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