laiha
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *laiha, from earlier *laiša, borrowed from Baltic, compare Lithuanian liesas. Cognate with Estonian lahja, Karelian laiha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯hɑ/, [ˈlɑi̯ɦɑ]
- Hyphenation: lai‧ha
Adjective
laiha (comparative laihempi, superlative laihin)
- lean
- thin
- slim
Declension
| 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 laihainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | laihoin | |
| abessive | laihatta | laihoitta | |
| comitative | — | laihoine | |
Antonyms
- lihava
Derived terms
- laihoin tuloksin = with little/meager/few results
Anagrams
- haali, halia, hilaa, ihala, laahi, lihaa