makee
See also: Makèë
English
Verb
makee
- Pronunciation spelling of makes.
- 1911, Edwin Dingle, Across China on Foot:
- "Alas!" he shouted, for we were at a rapid, "my savee makee good chow.
- 1915, Edward C. Taylor, Ted Strong's Motor Car:
- "Say, Song, you see something makee you flaid this moling?" said Stella, imitating Song's pidgin English.
- 1919, Frederick O'Brien, White Shadows in the South Seas:
- My son makee for pliest."
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- Pronunciation spelling of make.
- 1896, John Conroy Hutcheson, chapter 18, in Young Tom Bowling:
- "You makee singsong ob de lilly buckra sailor!"
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Anagrams
- Akeem, keema
Finnish
Etymology
Dialectal form of makea (“sweet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑkeː/, [ˈmɑke̞ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑkeː
- Syllabification(key): ma‧kee
Adjective
makee (comparative makeempi, superlative makein)
- (dialect) sweet
- (slang) cool, great, beautiful
Declension
| Inflection of makee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | makee | makeet | |
| genitive | makeen | makeiden makeitten | |
| partitive | makeeta | makeita | |
| illative | makeehen makeeseen | makeihin makeisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | makee | makeet | |
| accusative | nom. | makee | makeet |
| gen. | makeen | ||
| genitive | makeen | makeiden makeitten | |
| partitive | makeeta | makeita | |
| inessive | makeessa | makeissa | |
| elative | makeesta | makeista | |
| illative | makeehen makeeseen | makeihin makeisiin | |
| adessive | makeella | makeilla | |
| ablative | makeelta | makeilta | |
| allative | makeelle | makeille | |
| essive | makeena | makeina | |
| translative | makeeksi | makeiksi | |
| instructive | — | makein | |
| abessive | makeetta | makeitta | |
| comitative | — | makeine | |
| Possessive forms of makee (type filee) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | makeeni | makeemme |
| 2nd person | makeesi | makeenne |
| 3rd person | makeensa | |
Derived terms
- makeesti
Anagrams
- kamee