No. 776 in Estonian
liina
The Estonian word "liina" means "to the city" or "of the city" (genitive form of "linn," meaning "city").
In a sentence
Liina töötab õpetajana koolis.
Liina works as a teacher at a school.
In this sentence, 'Liina' is a proper noun, used as a person's name, which is common in Estonian names.
Ma kingin sulle ilusa liina lauale.
I will gift you a beautiful tablecloth for the table.
Here, 'liina' is a noun in its singular form and accusative case, referring to a 'linen' or 'cloth', commonly a tablecloth.
Tallinna liina jõuame õhtul.
We reach the town of Tallinn in the evening.
In this usage, 'liina' refers to a variant of the word for 'city' or 'town', seen in possessive or definite contexts in older or poetic use.
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