alhainen
Finnish[edit]
(index al)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
alhainen (comparative alhaisempi, superlative alhaisin)
- low (of location)
- low (of quantity)
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alhainen lämpötila ― low temperature
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alhainen hinta ― low price
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- low (undeveloped, primitive)
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alhainen kehitysaste ― low level of development
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- lowly, low, lower (low in social rank or importance)
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alhainen asema ― low rank
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alhaisaateli ― lower nobility
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alhainen talonpoika ― lowly peasant
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- low, ignoble, dishonourable, unworthy, base, contemptible, despicable, abject, degraded (not honorable)
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alhaiset vaikuttimet ― low motives
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- (dialectal) humble (not pretentious or magnificent)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of alhainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | alhainen | alhaiset | |
genitive | alhaisen | alhaisten alhaisien |
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partitive | alhaista | alhaisia | |
illative | alhaiseen | alhaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | alhainen | alhaiset | |
accusative | nom. | alhainen | alhaiset |
gen. | alhaisen | ||
genitive | alhaisen | alhaisten alhaisien |
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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[edit]
- (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