Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *laiha, from earlier *laiša, borrowed from Baltic, compare Lithuanian liesas. Cognate with Estonian lahja, Karelian laiha, Erzya лавшо (lavšo, weak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯hɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ɦɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑihɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): lai‧ha

Adjective

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laiha (comparative laihempi, superlative laihin)

  1. (of a human or animal) thin, lean, meagre, slim, skinny
    Antonym: lihava
  2. (more generally) thin, slim
  3. (of a drink, food, or similar) thin, weak, dilute, watery, lean
    laiha kahviweak coffee
    laiha juustolean (low-fat) cheese
    Ruuaksi oli vain laihaa velliä.
    There was nothing to eat but thin gruel.
  4. meagre, slim, scanty
    laihoin tuloksinwith little results
  5. (typography) light (with little boldness)

Declension

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Inflection of laiha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative laiha laihat
genitive laihan laihojen
partitive laihaa laihoja
illative laihaan laihoihin
singular plural
nominative laiha laihat
accusative nom. laiha laihat
gen. laihan
genitive laihan laihojen
laihain rare
partitive laihaa laihoja
inessive laihassa laihoissa
elative laihasta laihoista
illative laihaan laihoihin
adessive laihalla laihoilla
ablative laihalta laihoilta
allative laihalle laihoille
essive laihana laihoina
translative laihaksi laihoiksi
abessive laihatta laihoitta
instructive laihoin
comitative laihoine
Possessive forms of laiha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laihani laihani
accusative nom. laihani laihani
gen. laihani
genitive laihani laihojeni
laihaini rare
partitive laihaani laihojani
inessive laihassani laihoissani
elative laihastani laihoistani
illative laihaani laihoihini
adessive laihallani laihoillani
ablative laihaltani laihoiltani
allative laihalleni laihoilleni
essive laihanani laihoinani
translative laihakseni laihoikseni
abessive laihattani laihoittani
instructive
comitative laihoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laihasi laihasi
accusative nom. laihasi laihasi
gen. laihasi
genitive laihasi laihojesi
laihaisi rare
partitive laihaasi laihojasi
inessive laihassasi laihoissasi
elative laihastasi laihoistasi
illative laihaasi laihoihisi
adessive laihallasi laihoillasi
ablative laihaltasi laihoiltasi
allative laihallesi laihoillesi
essive laihanasi laihoinasi
translative laihaksesi laihoiksesi
abessive laihattasi laihoittasi
instructive
comitative laihoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laihamme laihamme
accusative nom. laihamme laihamme
gen. laihamme
genitive laihamme laihojemme
laihaimme rare
partitive laihaamme laihojamme
inessive laihassamme laihoissamme
elative laihastamme laihoistamme
illative laihaamme laihoihimme
adessive laihallamme laihoillamme
ablative laihaltamme laihoiltamme
allative laihallemme laihoillemme
essive laihanamme laihoinamme
translative laihaksemme laihoiksemme
abessive laihattamme laihoittamme
instructive
comitative laihoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laihanne laihanne
accusative nom. laihanne laihanne
gen. laihanne
genitive laihanne laihojenne
laihainne rare
partitive laihaanne laihojanne
inessive laihassanne laihoissanne
elative laihastanne laihoistanne
illative laihaanne laihoihinne
adessive laihallanne laihoillanne
ablative laihaltanne laihoiltanne
allative laihallenne laihoillenne
essive laihananne laihoinanne
translative laihaksenne laihoiksenne
abessive laihattanne laihoittanne
instructive
comitative laihoinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *laiha. Cognates include Finnish laiha and Estonian lahja.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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laiha (comparative laihemp)

  1. thin
  2. diluted

Declension

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Declension of laiha (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative laiha laihat
genitive laihan laihoin
partitive laihaa laihoja
illative laihaa laihoi
inessive laihaas laihois
elative laihast laihoist
allative laihalle laihoille
adessive laihaal laihoil
ablative laihalt laihoilt
translative laihaks laihoiks
essive laihanna, laihaan laihoinna, laihoin
exessive1) laihant laihoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244