muikea

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muikëda. Related to Karelian muikie, Veps muiged, and with another vowel also Votic maikõa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmui̯keɑ/, [ˈmui̯k̟e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uikeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mui‧ke‧a

Adjective

muikea (comparative muikeampi, superlative muikein)

1. tart, sour

   Synonyms: kirpeä, hapan

2. (figuratively) sugary

   Synonym: imelä

3. (figuratively) smug (of a facial expression)

Declension

Inflection of muikea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		muikea	muikeat
genitive		muikean	muikeiden muikeitten
partitive		muikeaa muikeata	muikeita
illative		muikeaan	muikeisiin muikeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		muikea	muikeat
accusative	nom.	muikea	muikeat
	gen.	muikean
genitive		muikean	muikeiden muikeitten muikeainrare
partitive		muikeaa muikeata	muikeita
inessive		muikeassa	muikeissa
elative		muikeasta	muikeista
illative		muikeaan	muikeisiin muikeihin
adessive		muikealla	muikeilla
ablative		muikealta	muikeilta
allative		muikealle	muikeille
essive		muikeana	muikeina
translative		muikeaksi	muikeiksi
abessive		muikeatta	muikeitta
instructive		—	muikein
comitative		—	muikeine

Possessive forms of muikea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative muikeani muikeani accusative nom. muikeani muikeani gen. muikeani genitive muikeani muikeideni muikeitteni muikeainirare partitive muikeaani muikeatani muikeitani inessive muikeassani muikeissani elative muikeastani muikeistani illative muikeaani muikeisiini muikeihini adessive muikeallani muikeillani ablative muikealtani muikeiltani allative muikealleni muikeilleni essive muikeanani muikeinani translative muikeakseni muikeikseni abessive muikeattani muikeittani instructive — — comitative — muikeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative muikeasi muikeasi accusative nom. muikeasi muikeasi gen. muikeasi genitive muikeasi muikeidesi muikeittesi muikeaisirare partitive muikeaasi muikeatasi muikeitasi inessive muikeassasi muikeissasi elative muikeastasi muikeistasi illative muikeaasi muikeisiisi muikeihisi adessive muikeallasi muikeillasi ablative muikealtasi muikeiltasi allative muikeallesi muikeillesi essive muikeanasi muikeinasi translative muikeaksesi muikeiksesi abessive muikeattasi muikeittasi instructive — — comitative — muikeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative muikeamme muikeamme accusative nom. muikeamme muikeamme gen. muikeamme genitive muikeamme muikeidemme muikeittemme muikeaimmerare partitive muikeaamme muikeatamme muikeitamme inessive muikeassamme muikeissamme elative muikeastamme muikeistamme illative muikeaamme muikeisiimme muikeihimme adessive muikeallamme muikeillamme ablative muikealtamme muikeiltamme allative muikeallemme muikeillemme essive muikeanamme muikeinamme translative muikeaksemme muikeiksemme abessive muikeattamme muikeittamme instructive — — comitative — muikeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative muikeanne muikeanne accusative nom. muikeanne muikeanne gen. muikeanne genitive muikeanne muikeidenne muikeittenne muikeainnerare partitive muikeaanne muikeatanne muikeitanne inessive muikeassanne muikeissanne elative muikeastanne muikeistanne illative muikeaanne muikeisiinne muikeihinne adessive muikeallanne muikeillanne ablative muikealtanne muikeiltanne allative muikeallenne muikeillenne essive muikeananne muikeinanne translative muikeaksenne muikeiksenne abessive muikeattanne muikeittanne instructive — — comitative — muikeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative muikeansa muikeansa accusative nom. muikeansa muikeansa gen. muikeansa genitive muikeansa muikeidensa muikeittensa muikeainsarare partitive muikeataan muikeaansa muikeatansa muikeitaan muikeitansa inessive muikeassaan muikeassansa muikeissaan muikeissansa elative muikeastaan muikeastansa muikeistaan muikeistansa illative muikeaansa muikeisiinsa muikeihinsa adessive muikeallaan muikeallansa muikeillaan muikeillansa ablative muikealtaan muikealtansa muikeiltaan muikeiltansa allative muikealleen muikeallensa muikeilleen muikeillensa essive muikeanaan muikeanansa muikeinaan muikeinansa translative muikeakseen muikeaksensa muikeikseen muikeiksensa abessive muikeattaan muikeattansa muikeittaan muikeittansa instructive — — comitative — muikeineen muikeinensa

Derived terms

• muikeasti
• muikistaa

 

Further reading

• “muikea”, 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 2023-07-03