likainen
Finnish
Etymology
lika (“dirt”) + -(h)inen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlikɑi̯nen/, [ˈlikɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ikɑinen
- Syllabification(key): li‧kai‧nen
Adjective
likainen (comparative likaisempi, superlative likaisin)
- dirty, unclean, filthy
- dirty, unethical
- dirty, indecent
- (explosives) dirty (containing radioactive material)
- likainen pommi - dirty bomb
Declension
| Inflection of likainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | likainen | likaiset | |
| genitive | likaisen | likaisten likaisien | |
| partitive | likaista | likaisia | |
| illative | likaiseen | likaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | likainen | likaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | likainen | likaiset |
| gen. | likaisen | ||
| genitive | likaisen | likaisten likaisien | |
| partitive | likaista | likaisia | |
| inessive | likaisessa | likaisissa | |
| elative | likaisesta | likaisista | |
| illative | likaiseen | likaisiin | |
| adessive | likaisella | likaisilla | |
| ablative | likaiselta | likaisilta | |
| allative | likaiselle | likaisille | |
| essive | likaisena | likaisina | |
| translative | likaiseksi | likaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | likaisin | |
| abessive | likaisetta | likaisitta | |
| comitative | — | likaisine | |
| Possessive forms of likainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | likaiseni | likaisemme |
| 2nd person | likaisesi | likaisenne |
| 3rd person | likaisensa | |
Synonyms
- epäpuhdas, sotkuinen
Antonyms
- puhdas
- siisti
Derived terms
- likaisesti
- likaisuus
Compounds
- likaisenharmaa
- likaisenruskea
Further reading
- "likainen" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams
- Liikanen, neilikan