haikea
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *haikëda. Cognate with Estonian haige, Võro haigõ.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
haikea (comparative haikeampi, superlative haikein)
- wistful, longing (full of yearning or longing)
- nostalgic (yearning for the things past)
- melancholic, melancholy, sad (affected with sadness or depression)
Declension edit
Inflection of haikea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | haikea | haikeat | |
genitive | haikean | haikeiden haikeitten | |
partitive | haikeaa haikeata |
haikeita | |
illative | haikeaan | haikeisiin haikeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | haikea | haikeat | |
accusative | nom. | haikea | haikeat |
gen. | haikean | ||
genitive | haikean | haikeiden haikeitten haikeainrare | |
partitive | haikeaa haikeata |
haikeita | |
inessive | haikeassa | haikeissa | |
elative | haikeasta | haikeista | |
illative | haikeaan | haikeisiin haikeihin | |
adessive | haikealla | haikeilla | |
ablative | haikealta | haikeilta | |
allative | haikealle | haikeille | |
essive | haikeana | haikeina | |
translative | haikeaksi | haikeiksi | |
abessive | haikeatta | haikeitta | |
instructive | — | haikein | |
comitative | — | haikeine |
Synonyms edit
- (wistful): kaihoisa
- (nostalgic): nostalginen, kaihoisa
- (melancholy): surumielinen, alakuloinen, apea
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “haikea”, 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