alhainen

Finnish

(index al)

Etymology

ala- +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑlxɑine̞n]
• Hyphenation: al‧hai‧nen

Adjective

alhainen (comparative alhaisempi, superlative alhaisin)

1. low (of location)
2. low (of quantity)

   alhainen lämpötila ― low temperature

   alhainen hinta ― low price

3. low (undeveloped, primitive)

   alhainen kehitysaste ― low level of development

4. lowly, low, lower (low in social rank or importance)

   alhainen asema ― low rank

   alhaisaateli ― lower nobility

   alhainen talonpoika ― lowly peasant

5. low, ignoble, dishonourable, unworthy, base, contemptible, despicable, abject, degraded (not honorable)

   alhaiset vaikuttimet ― low motives

6. (dialectal) humble (not pretentious or magnificent)

Declension

Inflection of alhainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		alhainen	alhaiset
genitive		alhaisen	alhaisten alhaisien
partitive		alhaista	alhaisia
illative		alhaiseen	alhaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		alhainen	alhaiset
accusative	nom.	alhainen	alhaiset
	gen.	alhaisen
genitive		alhaisen	alhaisten alhaisien
partitive		alhaista	alhaisia
inessive		alhaisessa	alhaisissa
elative		alhaisesta	alhaisista
illative		alhaiseen	alhaisiin
adessive		alhaisella	alhaisilla
ablative		alhaiselta	alhaisilta
allative		alhaiselle	alhaisille
essive		alhaisena	alhaisina
translative		alhaiseksi	alhaisiksi
instructive		—	alhaisin
abessive		alhaisetta	alhaisitta
comitative		—	alhaisine

Synonyms

• (low in location): matala
• (low in quantity): pieni, vähäinen, matala
• (low in price): halpa
• (undeveloped): alkeellinen, alkukantainen, kehittymätön, primitiivinen
• (not honorable): halpamainen, matalamielinen, katala, kurja
• (humble): nöyrä