makea
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *makëda, derived from *makjas (whence maajas).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]makea (comparative makeampi, superlative makein)
- sweet (of taste, or figuratively)
- makea elämä ― high life
- Ei makeaa mahan täydeltä! (adage)
- Don't gorge on sweets!
- fresh (of water: without salt; not saline)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of makea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | makea | makeat | |
genitive | makean | makeiden makeitten | |
partitive | makeaa makeata |
makeita | |
illative | makeaan | makeisiin makeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | makea | makeat | |
accusative | nom. | makea | makeat |
gen. | makean | ||
genitive | makean | makeiden makeitten makeain rare | |
partitive | makeaa makeata |
makeita | |
inessive | makeassa | makeissa | |
elative | makeasta | makeista | |
illative | makeaan | makeisiin makeihin | |
adessive | makealla | makeilla | |
ablative | makealta | makeilta | |
allative | makealle | makeille | |
essive | makeana | makeina | |
translative | makeaksi | makeiksi | |
abessive | makeatta | makeitta | |
instructive | — | makein | |
comitative | — | makeine |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “makea”, 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 2023-07-03
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