alhainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Metathesis of alahinen, ala- +‎ -hinen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlhɑi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝lhɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlhɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): al‧hai‧nen

Adjective

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alhainen (comparative alhaisempi, superlative alhaisin)

  1. low (of location; close to the ground)
  2. low (of quantity)
    alhainen lämpötilalow temperature
    alhainen hintalow price
  3. low (undeveloped, primitive)
    alhainen kehitysastelow level of development
  4. lowly, low, lower (low in social rank or importance)
    alhainen asemalow rank
    alhaisaatelilower nobility
    alhainen talonpoikalowly peasant
  5. low, ignoble, dishonourable, unworthy, base, contemptible, despicable, abject, degraded (not honorable)
    alhaiset vaikuttimetlow motives
  6. (dialectal) humble (not pretentious or magnificent)

Declension

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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
abessive alhaisetta alhaisitta
instructive alhaisin
comitative alhaisine
Possessive forms of alhainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative alhaiseni alhaiseni
accusative nom. alhaiseni alhaiseni
gen. alhaiseni
genitive alhaiseni alhaisteni
alhaisieni
partitive alhaistani alhaisiani
inessive alhaisessani alhaisissani
elative alhaisestani alhaisistani
illative alhaiseeni alhaisiini
adessive alhaisellani alhaisillani
ablative alhaiseltani alhaisiltani
allative alhaiselleni alhaisilleni
essive alhaisenani alhaisinani
translative alhaisekseni alhaisikseni
abessive alhaisettani alhaisittani
instructive
comitative alhaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative alhaisesi alhaisesi
accusative nom. alhaisesi alhaisesi
gen. alhaisesi
genitive alhaisesi alhaistesi
alhaisiesi
partitive alhaistasi alhaisiasi
inessive alhaisessasi alhaisissasi
elative alhaisestasi alhaisistasi
illative alhaiseesi alhaisiisi
adessive alhaisellasi alhaisillasi
ablative alhaiseltasi alhaisiltasi
allative alhaisellesi alhaisillesi
essive alhaisenasi alhaisinasi
translative alhaiseksesi alhaisiksesi
abessive alhaisettasi alhaisittasi
instructive
comitative alhaisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative alhaisemme alhaisemme
accusative nom. alhaisemme alhaisemme
gen. alhaisemme
genitive alhaisemme alhaistemme
alhaisiemme
partitive alhaistamme alhaisiamme
inessive alhaisessamme alhaisissamme
elative alhaisestamme alhaisistamme
illative alhaiseemme alhaisiimme
adessive alhaisellamme alhaisillamme
ablative alhaiseltamme alhaisiltamme
allative alhaisellemme alhaisillemme
essive alhaisenamme alhaisinamme
translative alhaiseksemme alhaisiksemme
abessive alhaisettamme alhaisittamme
instructive
comitative alhaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative alhaisenne alhaisenne
accusative nom. alhaisenne alhaisenne
gen. alhaisenne
genitive alhaisenne alhaistenne
alhaisienne
partitive alhaistanne alhaisianne
inessive alhaisessanne alhaisissanne
elative alhaisestanne alhaisistanne
illative alhaiseenne alhaisiinne
adessive alhaisellanne alhaisillanne
ablative alhaiseltanne alhaisiltanne
allative alhaisellenne alhaisillenne
essive alhaisenanne alhaisinanne
translative alhaiseksenne alhaisiksenne
abessive alhaisettanne alhaisittanne
instructive
comitative alhaisinenne

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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