Finnish

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Etymology

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Probably via metathesis from ajaa-e (*ajeh), "that which spurs or drives on" > "reason". May also be inspired by aie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯heˣ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ɦe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑihe
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧he

Noun

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aihe

  1. topic, subject, theme
    No, olen yrittänyt, mutta hän vaihtaa aihetta koko ajan.
    Well I've tried but he/she changes the subject all the time.
  2. reason, cause, grounds, justification
    Neuvostoliitto sai Mainilan laukauksista aiheen hyökätä Suomeen vuonna 1939.
    The shelling of Mainila served as cause for the Soviet Union to attack Finland back in 1939.
    Onko sinulla jotain aihetta epäilyyn?
    Do you have a reason for suspicion?
  3. motif (recurring or dominant element in a work of art)
  4. (biology, anatomy) an undeveloped or immature structure (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    [pysyvän] hampaan aiheimmature [permanent] tooth
    silmun aiheundeveloped bud
    siemenaiheovule (structure that develops into a seed)
  5. (medicine) indication (any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies)

Usage notes

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  • (cause): With a nominal ("cause for X"), the nominal is in the illative case (and usually comes after aihe). With a verb ("cause to X"), the verb is in the first infinitive form.

Declension

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Inflection of aihe (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative aihe aiheet
genitive aiheen aiheiden
aiheitten
partitive aihetta aiheita
illative aiheeseen aiheisiin
aiheihin
singular plural
nominative aihe aiheet
accusative nom. aihe aiheet
gen. aiheen
genitive aiheen aiheiden
aiheitten
partitive aihetta aiheita
inessive aiheessa aiheissa
elative aiheesta aiheista
illative aiheeseen aiheisiin
aiheihin
adessive aiheella aiheilla
ablative aiheelta aiheilta
allative aiheelle aiheille
essive aiheena aiheina
translative aiheeksi aiheiksi
abessive aiheetta aiheitta
instructive aihein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of aihe (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aiheeni aiheeni
accusative nom. aiheeni aiheeni
gen. aiheeni
genitive aiheeni aiheideni
aiheitteni
partitive aihettani aiheitani
inessive aiheessani aiheissani
elative aiheestani aiheistani
illative aiheeseeni aiheisiini
aiheihini
adessive aiheellani aiheillani
ablative aiheeltani aiheiltani
allative aiheelleni aiheilleni
essive aiheenani aiheinani
translative aiheekseni aiheikseni
abessive aiheettani aiheittani
instructive
comitative aiheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aiheesi aiheesi
accusative nom. aiheesi aiheesi
gen. aiheesi
genitive aiheesi aiheidesi
aiheittesi
partitive aihettasi aiheitasi
inessive aiheessasi aiheissasi
elative aiheestasi aiheistasi
illative aiheeseesi aiheisiisi
aiheihisi
adessive aiheellasi aiheillasi
ablative aiheeltasi aiheiltasi
allative aiheellesi aiheillesi
essive aiheenasi aiheinasi
translative aiheeksesi aiheiksesi
abessive aiheettasi aiheittasi
instructive
comitative aiheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aiheemme aiheemme
accusative nom. aiheemme aiheemme
gen. aiheemme
genitive aiheemme aiheidemme
aiheittemme
partitive aihettamme aiheitamme
inessive aiheessamme aiheissamme
elative aiheestamme aiheistamme
illative aiheeseemme aiheisiimme
aiheihimme
adessive aiheellamme aiheillamme
ablative aiheeltamme aiheiltamme
allative aiheellemme aiheillemme
essive aiheenamme aiheinamme
translative aiheeksemme aiheiksemme
abessive aiheettamme aiheittamme
instructive
comitative aiheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aiheenne aiheenne
accusative nom. aiheenne aiheenne
gen. aiheenne
genitive aiheenne aiheidenne
aiheittenne
partitive aihettanne aiheitanne
inessive aiheessanne aiheissanne
elative aiheestanne aiheistanne
illative aiheeseenne aiheisiinne
aiheihinne
adessive aiheellanne aiheillanne
ablative aiheeltanne aiheiltanne
allative aiheellenne aiheillenne
essive aiheenanne aiheinanne
translative aiheeksenne aiheiksenne
abessive aiheettanne aiheittanne
instructive
comitative aiheinenne

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Further reading

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Maori

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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aihe

  1. The short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis

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References

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  • aihe” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.