From Proto-Finnic *vaalëda, from earlier *valeda (whence dialectal valea), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ (see valo for more). Related to Ingrian vaalia, Karelian vualie and Votic vaalia.
vaalea (comparative vaaleampi, superlative vaalein)
| Inflection of vaalea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vaalea | vaaleat | |
| genitive | vaalean | vaaleiden vaaleitten | |
| partitive | vaaleaa vaaleata |
vaaleita | |
| illative | vaaleaan | vaaleisiin vaaleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vaalea | vaaleat | |
| accusative | nom. | vaalea | vaaleat |
| gen. | vaalean | ||
| genitive | vaalean | vaaleiden vaaleitten vaaleain rare | |
| partitive | vaaleaa vaaleata |
vaaleita | |
| inessive | vaaleassa | vaaleissa | |
| elative | vaaleasta | vaaleista | |
| illative | vaaleaan | vaaleisiin vaaleihin | |
| adessive | vaalealla | vaaleilla | |
| ablative | vaalealta | vaaleilta | |
| allative | vaalealle | vaaleille | |
| essive | vaaleana | vaaleina | |
| translative | vaaleaksi | vaaleiksi | |
| abessive | vaaleatta | vaaleitta | |
| instructive | — | vaalein | |
| comitative | — | vaaleine | |