See also: mäkeä, and Makea

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *makëda, derived from *makjas (whence maajas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑkeɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝k̟e̞ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkeɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ma‧ke‧a

Adjective

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makea (comparative makeampi, superlative makein)

  1. sweet (of taste, or figuratively)
    makea elämähigh life
    Ei makeaa mahan täydeltä! (adage)
    Don't gorge on sweets!
  2. fresh (of water: without salt; not saline)

Declension

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Inflection of makea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
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
Possessive forms of makea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative makeani makeani
accusative nom. makeani makeani
gen. makeani
genitive makeani makeideni
makeitteni
makeaini rare
partitive makeaani
makeatani
makeitani
inessive makeassani makeissani
elative makeastani makeistani
illative makeaani makeisiini
makeihini
adessive makeallani makeillani
ablative makealtani makeiltani
allative makealleni makeilleni
essive makeanani makeinani
translative makeakseni makeikseni
abessive makeattani makeittani
instructive
comitative makeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative makeasi makeasi
accusative nom. makeasi makeasi
gen. makeasi
genitive makeasi makeidesi
makeittesi
makeaisi rare
partitive makeaasi
makeatasi
makeitasi
inessive makeassasi makeissasi
elative makeastasi makeistasi
illative makeaasi makeisiisi
makeihisi
adessive makeallasi makeillasi
ablative makealtasi makeiltasi
allative makeallesi makeillesi
essive makeanasi makeinasi
translative makeaksesi makeiksesi
abessive makeattasi makeittasi
instructive
comitative makeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative makeamme makeamme
accusative nom. makeamme makeamme
gen. makeamme
genitive makeamme makeidemme
makeittemme
makeaimme rare
partitive makeaamme
makeatamme
makeitamme
inessive makeassamme makeissamme
elative makeastamme makeistamme
illative makeaamme makeisiimme
makeihimme
adessive makeallamme makeillamme
ablative makealtamme makeiltamme
allative makeallemme makeillemme
essive makeanamme makeinamme
translative makeaksemme makeiksemme
abessive makeattamme makeittamme
instructive
comitative makeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative makeanne makeanne
accusative nom. makeanne makeanne
gen. makeanne
genitive makeanne makeidenne
makeittenne
makeainne rare
partitive makeaanne
makeatanne
makeitanne
inessive makeassanne makeissanne
elative makeastanne makeistanne
illative makeaanne makeisiinne
makeihinne
adessive makeallanne makeillanne
ablative makealtanne makeiltanne
allative makeallenne makeillenne
essive makeananne makeinanne
translative makeaksenne makeiksenne
abessive makeattanne makeittanne
instructive
comitative makeinenne

Derived terms

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compounds
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Further reading

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