laakea

Finnish

Etymology

Probably laaka +‎ -ea, if not a separate borrowing from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːkeɑ/, [ˈlɑːke̞ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːkeɑ
• Syllabification: laa‧ke‧a

Adjective

laakea (comparative laakeampi, superlative laakein)

1. flat
2. shallow (having little depth)

Declension

Inflection of laakea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		laakea	laakeat
genitive		laakean	laakeiden laakeitten
partitive		laakeaa laakeata	laakeita
illative		laakeaan	laakeisiin laakeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laakea	laakeat
accusative	nom.	laakea	laakeat
	gen.	laakean
genitive		laakean	laakeiden laakeitten laakeainrare
partitive		laakeaa laakeata	laakeita
inessive		laakeassa	laakeissa
elative		laakeasta	laakeista
illative		laakeaan	laakeisiin laakeihin
adessive		laakealla	laakeilla
ablative		laakealta	laakeilta
allative		laakealle	laakeille
essive		laakeana	laakeina
translative		laakeaksi	laakeiksi
instructive		—	laakein
abessive		laakeatta	laakeitta
comitative		—	laakeine

Possessive forms of laakea (type korkea)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	laakeani	laakeamme
2nd person	laakeasi	laakeanne
3rd person	laakeansa
Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles.

Derived terms

• laakeasti
• laakeus