korkea

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korkëda.

Pronunciation

Adjective

korkea (comparative korkeampi, superlative korkein)

  1. high (physically elevated, extending above a base or average level)
    Antonym: matala
    pudota korkealtato fall from high up
  2. tall, high (of objects, not of persons: having a great vertical extent)
    Near-synonym: pitkä (tall) (of people)
    Antonym: matala
  3. high (located at a great altitude)
    Antonym: matala
    100 metriä korkealla100 meters high (at a 100 metre height/altitude)
  4. high (of great or large quantity)
    Antonym: matala
  5. (music) high-pitched, high
    Antonym: matala
    1. (informal) Synonym of ylävireinen (sharp).

Declension

Inflection of korkea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative korkea korkeat
genitive korkean korkeiden
korkeitten
partitive korkeaa
korkeata
korkeita
illative korkeaan korkeisiin
korkeihin
singular plural
nominative korkea korkeat
accusative nom. korkea korkeat
gen. korkean
genitive korkean korkeiden
korkeitten
korkeain rare
partitive korkeaa
korkeata
korkeita
inessive korkeassa korkeissa
elative korkeasta korkeista
illative korkeaan korkeisiin
korkeihin
adessive korkealla korkeilla
ablative korkealta korkeilta
allative korkealle korkeille
essive korkeana korkeina
translative korkeaksi korkeiksi
abessive korkeatta korkeitta
instructive korkein
comitative korkeine
Possessive forms of korkea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korkeani korkeani
accusative nom. korkeani korkeani
gen. korkeani
genitive korkeani korkeideni
korkeitteni
korkeaini rare
partitive korkeaani
korkeatani
korkeitani
inessive korkeassani korkeissani
elative korkeastani korkeistani
illative korkeaani korkeisiini
korkeihini
adessive korkeallani korkeillani
ablative korkealtani korkeiltani
allative korkealleni korkeilleni
essive korkeanani korkeinani
translative korkeakseni korkeikseni
abessive korkeattani korkeittani
instructive
comitative korkeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korkeasi korkeasi
accusative nom. korkeasi korkeasi
gen. korkeasi
genitive korkeasi korkeidesi
korkeittesi
korkeaisi rare
partitive korkeaasi
korkeatasi
korkeitasi
inessive korkeassasi korkeissasi
elative korkeastasi korkeistasi
illative korkeaasi korkeisiisi
korkeihisi
adessive korkeallasi korkeillasi
ablative korkealtasi korkeiltasi
allative korkeallesi korkeillesi
essive korkeanasi korkeinasi
translative korkeaksesi korkeiksesi
abessive korkeattasi korkeittasi
instructive
comitative korkeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative korkeamme korkeamme
accusative nom. korkeamme korkeamme
gen. korkeamme
genitive korkeamme korkeidemme
korkeittemme
korkeaimme rare
partitive korkeaamme
korkeatamme
korkeitamme
inessive korkeassamme korkeissamme
elative korkeastamme korkeistamme
illative korkeaamme korkeisiimme
korkeihimme
adessive korkeallamme korkeillamme
ablative korkealtamme korkeiltamme
allative korkeallemme korkeillemme
essive korkeanamme korkeinamme
translative korkeaksemme korkeiksemme
abessive korkeattamme korkeittamme
instructive
comitative korkeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative korkeanne korkeanne
accusative nom. korkeanne korkeanne
gen. korkeanne
genitive korkeanne korkeidenne
korkeittenne
korkeainne rare
partitive korkeaanne
korkeatanne
korkeitanne
inessive korkeassanne korkeissanne
elative korkeastanne korkeistanne
illative korkeaanne korkeisiinne
korkeihinne
adessive korkeallanne korkeillanne
ablative korkealtanne korkeiltanne
allative korkeallenne korkeillenne
essive korkeananne korkeinanne
translative korkeaksenne korkeiksenne
abessive korkeattanne korkeittanne
instructive
comitative korkeinenne

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