haalea

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halëda. Related to Estonian hale, Ingrian haalia and Karelian hoalie. A derivation from *haljas (whence haljas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːleɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ːle̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːleɑ
• Syllabification^(key): haa‧le‧a

Adjective

haalea (comparative haaleampi, superlative haalein)

1. tepid, lukewarm
2. faded, pale (of colour)

Declension

Inflection of haalea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		haalea	haaleat
genitive		haalean	haaleiden haaleitten
partitive		haaleaa haaleata	haaleita
illative		haaleaan	haaleisiin haaleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		haalea	haaleat
accusative	nom.	haalea	haaleat
	gen.	haalean
genitive		haalean	haaleiden haaleitten haaleainrare
partitive		haaleaa haaleata	haaleita
inessive		haaleassa	haaleissa
elative		haaleasta	haaleista
illative		haaleaan	haaleisiin haaleihin
adessive		haalealla	haaleilla
ablative		haalealta	haaleilta
allative		haalealle	haaleille
essive		haaleana	haaleina
translative		haaleaksi	haaleiksi
abessive		haaleatta	haaleitta
instructive		—	haalein
comitative		—	haaleine

Possessive forms of haalea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haaleani haaleani accusative nom. haaleani haaleani gen. haaleani genitive haaleani haaleideni haaleitteni haaleainirare partitive haaleaani haaleatani haaleitani inessive haaleassani haaleissani elative haaleastani haaleistani illative haaleaani haaleisiini haaleihini adessive haaleallani haaleillani ablative haalealtani haaleiltani allative haalealleni haaleilleni essive haaleanani haaleinani translative haaleakseni haaleikseni abessive haaleattani haaleittani instructive — — comitative — haaleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haaleasi haaleasi accusative nom. haaleasi haaleasi gen. haaleasi genitive haaleasi haaleidesi haaleittesi haaleaisirare partitive haaleaasi haaleatasi haaleitasi inessive haaleassasi haaleissasi elative haaleastasi haaleistasi illative haaleaasi haaleisiisi haaleihisi adessive haaleallasi haaleillasi ablative haalealtasi haaleiltasi allative haaleallesi haaleillesi essive haaleanasi haaleinasi translative haaleaksesi haaleiksesi abessive haaleattasi haaleittasi instructive — — comitative — haaleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haaleamme haaleamme accusative nom. haaleamme haaleamme gen. haaleamme genitive haaleamme haaleidemme haaleittemme haaleaimmerare partitive haaleaamme haaleatamme haaleitamme inessive haaleassamme haaleissamme elative haaleastamme haaleistamme illative haaleaamme haaleisiimme haaleihimme adessive haaleallamme haaleillamme ablative haalealtamme haaleiltamme allative haaleallemme haaleillemme essive haaleanamme haaleinamme translative haaleaksemme haaleiksemme abessive haaleattamme haaleittamme instructive — — comitative — haaleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haaleanne haaleanne accusative nom. haaleanne haaleanne gen. haaleanne genitive haaleanne haaleidenne haaleittenne haaleainnerare partitive haaleaanne haaleatanne haaleitanne inessive haaleassanne haaleissanne elative haaleastanne haaleistanne illative haaleaanne haaleisiinne haaleihinne adessive haaleallanne haaleillanne ablative haalealtanne haaleiltanne allative haaleallenne haaleillenne essive haaleananne haaleinanne translative haaleaksenne haaleiksenne abessive haaleattanne haaleittanne instructive — — comitative — haaleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative haaleansa haaleansa accusative nom. haaleansa haaleansa gen. haaleansa genitive haaleansa haaleidensa haaleittensa haaleainsarare partitive haaleataan haaleaansa haaleatansa haaleitaan haaleitansa inessive haaleassaan haaleassansa haaleissaan haaleissansa elative haaleastaan haaleastansa haaleistaan haaleistansa illative haaleaansa haaleisiinsa haaleihinsa adessive haaleallaan haaleallansa haaleillaan haaleillansa ablative haalealtaan haalealtansa haaleiltaan haaleiltansa allative haalealleen haaleallensa haaleilleen haaleillensa essive haaleanaan haaleanansa haaleinaan haaleinansa translative haaleakseen haaleaksensa haaleikseen haaleiksensa abessive haaleattaan haaleattansa haaleittaan haaleittansa instructive — — comitative — haaleineen haaleinensa

Synonyms

• haljakka
• vaalea
• hailea
• hailakka

Derived terms

• haaleasti
• haalentaa
• haaleta
• haaleus
• haalistaa
• haaltua

 

Related terms

• haaleta
• haaltua

Further reading

• “haalea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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