makea

See also: mäkeä

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *makeda, variant of *magjas, from a Proto-Germanic *smakjaz.

Adjective

makea (comparative makeampi, superlative makein)

  1. sweet (taste)
  2. fresh (water)
  3. high; in the idiomatic expression makea elämä ("high life").

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
makeainrare
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
instructive — makein
abessive makeatta makeitta
comitative — makeineen
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