laiha
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *laiha, from earlier *laiša, borrowed from Baltic, compare Lithuanian liesas. Cognate with Estonian lahja, Karelian laiha, Erzya лавшо (lavšo, “weak”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]laiha (comparative laihempi, superlative laihin)
- (of a human or animal) thin, lean, meagre, slim, skinny
- Antonym: lihava
- (more generally) thin, slim
- (of a drink, food, or similar) thin, weak, dilute, watery, lean
- laiha kahvi ― weak coffee
- laiha juusto ― lean (low-fat) cheese
- Ruuaksi oli vain laihaa velliä.
- There was nothing to eat but thin gruel.
- meagre, slim, scanty
- laihoin tuloksin ― with little results
- (typography) light (with little boldness)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of laiha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | laiha | laihat | |
genitive | laihan | laihojen | |
partitive | laihaa | laihoja | |
illative | laihaan | laihoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | laiha | laihat | |
accusative | nom. | laiha | laihat |
gen. | laihan | ||
genitive | laihan | laihojen laihain rare | |
partitive | laihaa | laihoja | |
inessive | laihassa | laihoissa | |
elative | laihasta | laihoista | |
illative | laihaan | laihoihin | |
adessive | laihalla | laihoilla | |
ablative | laihalta | laihoilta | |
allative | laihalle | laihoille | |
essive | laihana | laihoina | |
translative | laihaksi | laihoiksi | |
abessive | laihatta | laihoitta | |
instructive | — | laihoin | |
comitative | — | laihoine |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “laiha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
[edit]Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *laiha. Cognates include Finnish laiha and Estonian lahja.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯hɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯h]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯hɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯hɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯h, -ɑi̯hɑ
- Hyphenation: lai‧ha
Adjective
[edit]laiha (comparative laihemp)
Declension
[edit]Declension of laiha (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | laiha | laihat |
genitive | laihan | laihoin |
partitive | laihaa | laihoja |
illative | laihaa | laihoi |
inessive | laihaas | laihois |
elative | laihast | laihoist |
allative | laihalle | laihoille |
adessive | laihaal | laihoil |
ablative | laihalt | laihoilt |
translative | laihaks | laihoiks |
essive | laihanna, laihaan | laihoinna, laihoin |
exessive1) | laihant | laihoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244
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