Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. Related to Ingrian laimia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯meɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯me̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑimeɑ
- Syllabification(key): lai‧me‧a
- Hyphenation(key): lai‧mea
Adjective
laimea (comparative laimeampi, superlative laimein)
- dilute, diluted
- mild, not strong (of a flavor or odor)
- Synonym: mieto
- pale, faded (of a color)
- Synonyms: haalea, hailakka
- lukewarm, tepid, uninterested; not very enthusiastic
- Synonyms: penseä, innoton, haluton, välinpitämätön
- bland, vapid, insipid
- Synonyms: lattea, väritön
- not very active; slow, lethargic, sluggish, torpid (of activity)
- Synonyms: veltto, vähäinen
Declension
| Inflection of laimea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
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| nominative
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laimea
|
laimeat
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| genitive
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laimean
|
laimeiden
laimeitten
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| partitive
|
laimeaa
laimeata
|
laimeita
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| illative
|
laimeaan
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laimeisiin
laimeihin
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
laimea
|
laimeat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
laimea
|
laimeat
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| gen.
|
laimean
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| genitive
|
laimean
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laimeiden
laimeitten
laimeain rare
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| partitive
|
laimeaa
laimeata
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laimeita
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| inessive
|
laimeassa
|
laimeissa
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| elative
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laimeasta
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laimeista
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| illative
|
laimeaan
|
laimeisiin
laimeihin
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| adessive
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laimealla
|
laimeilla
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| ablative
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laimealta
|
laimeilta
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| allative
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laimealle
|
laimeille
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| essive
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laimeana
|
laimeina
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| translative
|
laimeaksi
|
laimeiksi
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| abessive
|
laimeatta
|
laimeitta
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| instructive
|
—
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laimein
|
| comitative
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— |
laimeine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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laimeani
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laimeani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
laimeani
|
laimeani
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| gen.
|
laimeani
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| genitive
|
laimeani
|
laimeideni
laimeitteni
laimeaini rare
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| partitive
|
laimeaani
laimeatani
|
laimeitani
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| inessive
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laimeassani
|
laimeissani
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| elative
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laimeastani
|
laimeistani
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| illative
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laimeaani
|
laimeisiini
laimeihini
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| adessive
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laimeallani
|
laimeillani
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| ablative
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laimealtani
|
laimeiltani
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| allative
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laimealleni
|
laimeilleni
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| essive
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laimeanani
|
laimeinani
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| translative
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laimeakseni
|
laimeikseni
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| abessive
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laimeattani
|
laimeittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
laimeineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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laimeasi
|
laimeasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
laimeasi
|
laimeasi
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| gen.
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laimeasi
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| genitive
|
laimeasi
|
laimeidesi
laimeittesi
laimeaisi rare
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| partitive
|
laimeaasi
laimeatasi
|
laimeitasi
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| inessive
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laimeassasi
|
laimeissasi
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| elative
|
laimeastasi
|
laimeistasi
|
| illative
|
laimeaasi
|
laimeisiisi
laimeihisi
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| adessive
|
laimeallasi
|
laimeillasi
|
| ablative
|
laimealtasi
|
laimeiltasi
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| allative
|
laimeallesi
|
laimeillesi
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| essive
|
laimeanasi
|
laimeinasi
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| translative
|
laimeaksesi
|
laimeiksesi
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| abessive
|
laimeattasi
|
laimeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laimeinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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laimeamme
|
laimeamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
laimeamme
|
laimeamme
|
| gen.
|
laimeamme
|
| genitive
|
laimeamme
|
laimeidemme
laimeittemme
laimeaimme rare
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| partitive
|
laimeaamme
laimeatamme
|
laimeitamme
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| inessive
|
laimeassamme
|
laimeissamme
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| elative
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laimeastamme
|
laimeistamme
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| illative
|
laimeaamme
|
laimeisiimme
laimeihimme
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| adessive
|
laimeallamme
|
laimeillamme
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| ablative
|
laimealtamme
|
laimeiltamme
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| allative
|
laimeallemme
|
laimeillemme
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| essive
|
laimeanamme
|
laimeinamme
|
| translative
|
laimeaksemme
|
laimeiksemme
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| abessive
|
laimeattamme
|
laimeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laimeinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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laimeanne
|
laimeanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
laimeanne
|
laimeanne
|
| gen.
|
laimeanne
|
| genitive
|
laimeanne
|
laimeidenne
laimeittenne
laimeainne rare
|
| partitive
|
laimeaanne
laimeatanne
|
laimeitanne
|
| inessive
|
laimeassanne
|
laimeissanne
|
| elative
|
laimeastanne
|
laimeistanne
|
| illative
|
laimeaanne
|
laimeisiinne
laimeihinne
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| adessive
|
laimeallanne
|
laimeillanne
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| ablative
|
laimealtanne
|
laimeiltanne
|
| allative
|
laimeallenne
|
laimeillenne
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| essive
|
laimeananne
|
laimeinanne
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| translative
|
laimeaksenne
|
laimeiksenne
|
| abessive
|
laimeattanne
|
laimeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laimeinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laimeansa
|
laimeansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laimeansa
|
laimeansa
|
| gen.
|
laimeansa
|
| genitive
|
laimeansa
|
laimeidensa
laimeittensa
laimeainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
laimeataan
laimeaansa
laimeatansa
|
laimeitaan
laimeitansa
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| inessive
|
laimeassaan
laimeassansa
|
laimeissaan
laimeissansa
|
| elative
|
laimeastaan
laimeastansa
|
laimeistaan
laimeistansa
|
| illative
|
laimeaansa
|
laimeisiinsa
laimeihinsa
|
| adessive
|
laimeallaan
laimeallansa
|
laimeillaan
laimeillansa
|
| ablative
|
laimealtaan
laimealtansa
|
laimeiltaan
laimeiltansa
|
| allative
|
laimealleen
laimeallensa
|
laimeilleen
laimeillensa
|
| essive
|
laimeanaan
laimeanansa
|
laimeinaan
laimeinansa
|
| translative
|
laimeakseen
laimeaksensa
|
laimeikseen
laimeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
laimeattaan
laimeattansa
|
laimeittaan
laimeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laimeineen
laimeinensa
|
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Derived terms
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