haikea
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *haikeda. Cognate with Estonian haige, Võro haigõ.
Adjective
haikea (comparative haikeampi, superlative haikein)
- wistful, longing (full of yearning or longing)
- nostalgic (yearning for the things past)
- melancholic, melancholy, sad (affected with sadness or depression)
Declension
| Inflection of haikea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haikea | haikeat | |
| genitive | haikean | haikeiden haikeitten | |
| partitive | haikeaa haikeata |
haikeita | |
| illative | haikeaan | haikeisiin haikeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | haikea | haikeat | |
| accusative | nom. | haikea | haikeat |
| gen. | haikean | ||
| genitive | haikean | haikeiden haikeitten haikeainrare | |
| partitive | haikeaa haikeata |
haikeita | |
| inessive | haikeassa | haikeissa | |
| elative | haikeasta | haikeista | |
| illative | haikeaan | haikeisiin haikeihin | |
| adessive | haikealla | haikeilla | |
| ablative | haikealta | haikeilta | |
| allative | haikealle | haikeille | |
| essive | haikeana | haikeina | |
| translative | haikeaksi | haikeiksi | |
| instructive | — | haikein | |
| abessive | haikeatta | haikeitta | |
| comitative | — | haikeine | |
Synonyms
- (wistful): kaihoisa
- (nostalgic): nostalginen, kaihoisa
- (melancholy): surumielinen, alakuloinen, apea
Anagrams
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