makea

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See also: mäkeä and Makea

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

makea (comparative makeampi, superlative makein)

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

Declension

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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative makeansa makeansa
accusative nom. makeansa makeansa
gen. makeansa
genitive makeansa makeidensa
makeittensa
makeainsa rare
partitive makeataan
makeaansa
makeatansa 		makeitaan
makeitansa
inessive makeassaan
makeassansa 		makeissaan
makeissansa
elative makeastaan
makeastansa 		makeistaan
makeistansa
illative makeaansa makeisiinsa
makeihinsa
adessive makeallaan
makeallansa 		makeillaan
makeillansa
ablative makealtaan
makealtansa 		makeiltaan
makeiltansa
allative makealleen
makeallensa 		makeilleen
makeillensa
essive makeanaan
makeanansa 		makeinaan
makeinansa
translative makeakseen
makeaksensa 		makeikseen
makeiksensa
abessive makeattaan
makeattansa 		makeittaan
makeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — makeineen
makeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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