alhainen
Finnish
(index al)
Etymology
ala- + -inen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑlxɑine̞n]
- Hyphenation: al‧hai‧nen
Adjective
alhainen (comparative alhaisempi, superlative alhaisin)
- low (of location)
- low (of quantity)
- alhainen lämpötila ― low temperature
- alhainen hinta ― low price
- low (undeveloped, primitive)
- alhainen kehitysaste ― low level of development
- lowly, low, lower (low in social rank or importance)
- alhainen asema ― low rank
- alhaisaateli ― lower nobility
- alhainen talonpoika ― lowly peasant
- low, ignoble, dishonourable, unworthy, base, contemptible, despicable, abject, degraded (not honorable)
- alhaiset vaikuttimet ― low motives
- (dialectal) humble (not pretentious or magnificent)
Declension
| Inflection of alhainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alhainen | alhaiset | |
| genitive | alhaisen | alhaisten alhaisien | |
| partitive | alhaista | alhaisia | |
| illative | alhaiseen | alhaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | alhainen | alhaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | alhainen | alhaiset |
| gen. | alhaisen | ||
| genitive | alhaisen | alhaisten alhaisien | |
| partitive | alhaista | alhaisia | |
| inessive | alhaisessa | alhaisissa | |
| elative | alhaisesta | alhaisista | |
| illative | alhaiseen | alhaisiin | |
| adessive | alhaisella | alhaisilla | |
| ablative | alhaiselta | alhaisilta | |
| allative | alhaiselle | alhaisille | |
| essive | alhaisena | alhaisina | |
| translative | alhaiseksi | alhaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | alhaisin | |
| abessive | alhaisetta | alhaisitta | |
| comitative | — | alhaisine | |
Synonyms
- (low in location): matala
- (low in quantity): pieni, vähäinen, matala
- (low in price): halpa
- (undeveloped): alkeellinen, alkukantainen, kehittymätön, primitiivinen
- (not honorable): halpamainen, matalamielinen, katala, kurja
- (humble): nöyrä