laimea

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Ingrian laimia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯meɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯me̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑimeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lai‧me‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): lai‧mea

Adjective

laimea (comparative laimeampi, superlative laimein)

1. dilute, diluted
2. mild, not strong (of a flavor or odor)

   Synonym: mieto

3. pale, faded (of a color)

   Synonyms: haalea, hailakka

4. lukewarm, tepid, uninterested; not very enthusiastic

   Synonyms: penseä, innoton, haluton, välinpitämätön

5. bland, vapid, insipid

   Synonyms: lattea, väritön

6. not very active; slow, lethargic, sluggish, torpid (of activity)

   Synonyms: veltto, vähäinen

Declension

Inflection of laimea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		laimea	laimeat
genitive		laimean	laimeiden laimeitten
partitive		laimeaa laimeata	laimeita
illative		laimeaan	laimeisiin laimeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laimea	laimeat
accusative	nom.	laimea	laimeat
	gen.	laimean
genitive		laimean	laimeiden laimeitten laimeain rare
partitive		laimeaa laimeata	laimeita
inessive		laimeassa	laimeissa
elative		laimeasta	laimeista
illative		laimeaan	laimeisiin laimeihin
adessive		laimealla	laimeilla
ablative		laimealta	laimeilta
allative		laimealle	laimeille
essive		laimeana	laimeina
translative		laimeaksi	laimeiksi
abessive		laimeatta	laimeitta
instructive		—	laimein
comitative		—	laimeine

Possessive forms of laimea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laimeani laimeani accusative nom. laimeani laimeani gen. laimeani genitive laimeani laimeideni laimeitteni laimeaini rare partitive laimeaani laimeatani laimeitani inessive laimeassani laimeissani elative laimeastani laimeistani illative laimeaani laimeisiini laimeihini adessive laimeallani laimeillani ablative laimealtani laimeiltani allative laimealleni laimeilleni essive laimeanani laimeinani translative laimeakseni laimeikseni abessive laimeattani laimeittani instructive — — comitative — laimeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laimeasi laimeasi accusative nom. laimeasi laimeasi gen. laimeasi genitive laimeasi laimeidesi laimeittesi laimeaisi rare partitive laimeaasi laimeatasi laimeitasi inessive laimeassasi laimeissasi elative laimeastasi laimeistasi illative laimeaasi laimeisiisi laimeihisi adessive laimeallasi laimeillasi ablative laimealtasi laimeiltasi allative laimeallesi laimeillesi essive laimeanasi laimeinasi translative laimeaksesi laimeiksesi abessive laimeattasi laimeittasi instructive — — comitative — laimeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laimeamme laimeamme accusative nom. laimeamme laimeamme gen. laimeamme genitive laimeamme laimeidemme laimeittemme laimeaimme rare partitive laimeaamme laimeatamme laimeitamme inessive laimeassamme laimeissamme elative laimeastamme laimeistamme illative laimeaamme laimeisiimme laimeihimme adessive laimeallamme laimeillamme ablative laimealtamme laimeiltamme allative laimeallemme laimeillemme essive laimeanamme laimeinamme translative laimeaksemme laimeiksemme abessive laimeattamme laimeittamme instructive — — comitative — laimeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laimeanne laimeanne accusative nom. laimeanne laimeanne gen. laimeanne genitive laimeanne laimeidenne laimeittenne laimeainne rare partitive laimeaanne laimeatanne laimeitanne inessive laimeassanne laimeissanne elative laimeastanne laimeistanne illative laimeaanne laimeisiinne laimeihinne adessive laimeallanne laimeillanne ablative laimealtanne laimeiltanne allative laimeallenne laimeillenne essive laimeananne laimeinanne translative laimeaksenne laimeiksenne abessive laimeattanne laimeittanne instructive — — comitative — laimeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative laimeansa laimeansa accusative nom. laimeansa laimeansa gen. laimeansa genitive laimeansa laimeidensa laimeittensa laimeainsa rare partitive laimeataan laimeaansa laimeatansa laimeitaan laimeitansa inessive laimeassaan laimeassansa laimeissaan laimeissansa elative laimeastaan laimeastansa laimeistaan laimeistansa illative laimeaansa laimeisiinsa laimeihinsa adessive laimeallaan laimeallansa laimeillaan laimeillansa ablative laimealtaan laimealtansa laimeiltaan laimeiltansa allative laimealleen laimeallensa laimeilleen laimeillensa essive laimeanaan laimeanansa laimeinaan laimeinansa translative laimeakseen laimeaksensa laimeikseen laimeiksensa abessive laimeattaan laimeattansa laimeittaan laimeittansa instructive — — comitative — laimeineen laimeinensa

Derived terms

• laimeahko
• laimeasti
• laimentaa
• laimeta
• laimeus
• laimistaa
• vaimea

See also

• lyödä laimin

Further reading

• “laimea”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• leimaa