haitta
See also: häittä
Finnish
Etymology
Uncertain, but proposed to be a Baltic loan (whence Lithuanian žaizda (“wound”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
haitta
- A disadvantage, hindrance
- A con
- hyödyt ja haitat pros and cons
- A tumbler (part of a lock).
Declension
Inflection of haitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation) | |||
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nominative | haitta | haitat | |
genitive | haitan | haittojen | |
partitive | haittaa | haittoja | |
illative | haittaan | haittoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | haitta | haitat | |
accusative | nom. | haitta | haitat |
gen. | haitan | ||
genitive | haitan | haittojen haittain rare | |
partitive | haittaa | haittoja | |
inessive | haitassa | haitoissa | |
elative | haitasta | haitoista | |
illative | haittaan | haittoihin | |
adessive | haitalla | haitoilla | |
ablative | haitalta | haitoilta | |
allative | haitalle | haitoille | |
essive | haittana | haittoina | |
translative | haitaksi | haitoiksi | |
abessive | haitatta | haitoitta | |
instructive | — | haitoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (con) haittapuoli
Antonyms
- (con): etu
Derived terms
Anagrams
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
haitta