liekki
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *leekki. Possibly related to liekkua (“to sway”); both words may be sound-symbolic. Cognates include Estonian leek and Karelian liekki.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
liekki
- flame
- (slang, dated) Ellipsis of liekkiviina.
- 1968, “Ei pohjan poikia palele”, Juha Vainio (lyrics), performed by Juha Vainio:
- Ei pohjan poikia palele,
sillä liekki lämmittää!- The boys of the north don't feel cold,
since the "flame" keeps them warm!
- The boys of the north don't feel cold,
Declension[edit]
Inflection of liekki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | liekki | liekit | ||
genitive | liekin | liekkien | ||
partitive | liekkiä | liekkejä | ||
illative | liekkiin | liekkeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | liekki | liekit | ||
accusative | nom. | liekki | liekit | |
gen. | liekin | |||
genitive | liekin | liekkien | ||
partitive | liekkiä | liekkejä | ||
inessive | liekissä | liekeissä | ||
elative | liekistä | liekeistä | ||
illative | liekkiin | liekkeihin | ||
adessive | liekillä | liekeillä | ||
ablative | liekiltä | liekeiltä | ||
allative | liekille | liekeille | ||
essive | liekkinä | liekkeinä | ||
translative | liekiksi | liekeiksi | ||
abessive | liekittä | liekeittä | ||
instructive | — | liekein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “liekki”, 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 2023-07-02
Anagrams[edit]
Karelian[edit]
Noun[edit]
liekki
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