Finnish
Etymology
From a southwestern dialectal form lavia (modified under influence from -ea), from Proto-Finnic *lakja (whence also laaja).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑʋeɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋe̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋeɑ
- Syllabification(key): la‧ve‧a
- Hyphenation(key): la‧vea
Adjective
lavea (comparative laveampi, superlative lavein)
- synonym of laaja (“wide, broad”)
- (biblical, idiomatic) broad
- lavea tie ― the broad way (the way of sin, the road to destruction; from Matthew 7:13)
- (phonetics) unrounded, illabial
Declension
| Inflection of lavea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
lavea
|
laveat
|
| genitive
|
lavean
|
laveiden
laveitten
|
| partitive
|
laveaa
laveata
|
laveita
|
| illative
|
laveaan
|
laveisiin
laveihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lavea
|
laveat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lavea
|
laveat
|
| gen.
|
lavean
|
| genitive
|
lavean
|
laveiden
laveitten
laveain rare
|
| partitive
|
laveaa
laveata
|
laveita
|
| inessive
|
laveassa
|
laveissa
|
| elative
|
laveasta
|
laveista
|
| illative
|
laveaan
|
laveisiin
laveihin
|
| adessive
|
lavealla
|
laveilla
|
| ablative
|
lavealta
|
laveilta
|
| allative
|
lavealle
|
laveille
|
| essive
|
laveana
|
laveina
|
| translative
|
laveaksi
|
laveiksi
|
| abessive
|
laveatta
|
laveitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
lavein
|
| comitative
|
— |
laveine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laveani
|
laveani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laveani
|
laveani
|
| gen.
|
laveani
|
| genitive
|
laveani
|
laveideni
laveitteni
laveaini rare
|
| partitive
|
laveaani
laveatani
|
laveitani
|
| inessive
|
laveassani
|
laveissani
|
| elative
|
laveastani
|
laveistani
|
| illative
|
laveaani
|
laveisiini
laveihini
|
| adessive
|
laveallani
|
laveillani
|
| ablative
|
lavealtani
|
laveiltani
|
| allative
|
lavealleni
|
laveilleni
|
| essive
|
laveanani
|
laveinani
|
| translative
|
laveakseni
|
laveikseni
|
| abessive
|
laveattani
|
laveittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laveineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laveasi
|
laveasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laveasi
|
laveasi
|
| gen.
|
laveasi
|
| genitive
|
laveasi
|
laveidesi
laveittesi
laveaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
laveaasi
laveatasi
|
laveitasi
|
| inessive
|
laveassasi
|
laveissasi
|
| elative
|
laveastasi
|
laveistasi
|
| illative
|
laveaasi
|
laveisiisi
laveihisi
|
| adessive
|
laveallasi
|
laveillasi
|
| ablative
|
lavealtasi
|
laveiltasi
|
| allative
|
laveallesi
|
laveillesi
|
| essive
|
laveanasi
|
laveinasi
|
| translative
|
laveaksesi
|
laveiksesi
|
| abessive
|
laveattasi
|
laveittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laveinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laveamme
|
laveamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laveamme
|
laveamme
|
| gen.
|
laveamme
|
| genitive
|
laveamme
|
laveidemme
laveittemme
laveaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
laveaamme
laveatamme
|
laveitamme
|
| inessive
|
laveassamme
|
laveissamme
|
| elative
|
laveastamme
|
laveistamme
|
| illative
|
laveaamme
|
laveisiimme
laveihimme
|
| adessive
|
laveallamme
|
laveillamme
|
| ablative
|
lavealtamme
|
laveiltamme
|
| allative
|
laveallemme
|
laveillemme
|
| essive
|
laveanamme
|
laveinamme
|
| translative
|
laveaksemme
|
laveiksemme
|
| abessive
|
laveattamme
|
laveittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laveinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laveanne
|
laveanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laveanne
|
laveanne
|
| gen.
|
laveanne
|
| genitive
|
laveanne
|
laveidenne
laveittenne
laveainne rare
|
| partitive
|
laveaanne
laveatanne
|
laveitanne
|
| inessive
|
laveassanne
|
laveissanne
|
| elative
|
laveastanne
|
laveistanne
|
| illative
|
laveaanne
|
laveisiinne
laveihinne
|
| adessive
|
laveallanne
|
laveillanne
|
| ablative
|
lavealtanne
|
laveiltanne
|
| allative
|
laveallenne
|
laveillenne
|
| essive
|
laveananne
|
laveinanne
|
| translative
|
laveaksenne
|
laveiksenne
|
| abessive
|
laveattanne
|
laveittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laveinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
laveansa
|
laveansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
laveansa
|
laveansa
|
| gen.
|
laveansa
|
| genitive
|
laveansa
|
laveidensa
laveittensa
laveainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
laveataan
laveaansa
laveatansa
|
laveitaan
laveitansa
|
| inessive
|
laveassaan
laveassansa
|
laveissaan
laveissansa
|
| elative
|
laveastaan
laveastansa
|
laveistaan
laveistansa
|
| illative
|
laveaansa
|
laveisiinsa
laveihinsa
|
| adessive
|
laveallaan
laveallansa
|
laveillaan
laveillansa
|
| ablative
|
lavealtaan
lavealtansa
|
laveiltaan
laveiltansa
|
| allative
|
lavealleen
laveallensa
|
laveilleen
laveillensa
|
| essive
|
laveanaan
laveanansa
|
laveinaan
laveinansa
|
| translative
|
laveakseen
laveaksensa
|
laveikseen
laveiksensa
|
| abessive
|
laveattaan
laveattansa
|
laveittaan
laveittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
laveineen
laveinensa
|
|
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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