vaalea
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Finnish[edit]
(index va)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *vaaleda, from earlier *valeda (whence dialectal valea), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ (see valo for more). Related to Ingrian vaalia, Karelian voalie and Votic vaalia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vaalea (comparative vaaleampi, superlative vaalein)
- light, pale (of a shade of colour)
- vaaleaksi maalattu talo ― a house painted with light shades
- vaaleanpunainen ― pink
- blond (of blond complexion), fair
Declension[edit]
Inflection of vaalea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vaalea | vaaleat | |
genitive | vaalean | vaaleiden vaaleitten | |
partitive | vaaleaa vaaleata |
vaaleita | |
illative | vaaleaan | vaaleisiin vaaleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vaalea | vaaleat | |
accusative | nom. | vaalea | vaaleat |
gen. | vaalean | ||
genitive | vaalean | vaaleiden vaaleitten vaaleainrare | |
partitive | vaaleaa vaaleata |
vaaleita | |
inessive | vaaleassa | vaaleissa | |
elative | vaaleasta | vaaleista | |
illative | vaaleaan | vaaleisiin vaaleihin | |
adessive | vaalealla | vaaleilla | |
ablative | vaalealta | vaaleilta | |
allative | vaalealle | vaaleille | |
essive | vaaleana | vaaleina | |
translative | vaaleaksi | vaaleiksi | |
instructive | — | vaalein | |
abessive | vaaleatta | vaaleitta | |
comitative | — | vaaleine |
Possessive forms of vaalea (type korkea) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | vaaleani | vaaleamme |
2nd person | vaaleasi | vaaleanne |
3rd person | vaaleansa | |
Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles. |