Adjective: laiha
Declension: 9/kala
Comparison
| Positive | laiha |
| Comparative | laihempi |
| Superlative | laihin |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | laiha |
| Accusative | laiha; laihan |
| Genetive | laihan |
| Partitive | laihaa |
| Inessive | laihassa |
| Elative | laihasta |
| Illative | laihaan |
| Adessive | laihalla |
| Ablative | laihalta |
| Allative | laihalle |
| Essive | laihana |
| Translative | laihaksi |
| Abessive | laihatta |
Plural
| Nominative | laihat |
| Accusative | laihat |
| Genetive | laihojen |
| Partitive | laihoja |
| Inessive | laihoissa |
| Elative | laihoista |
| Illative | laihoihin |
| Adessive | laihoilla |
| Ablative | laihoilta |
| Allative | laihoille |
| Essive | laihoina |
| Translative | laihoiksi |
| Abessive | laihoitta |
| Instructive | laihoin |
| Comitative | laihoine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | laihempi |
| Accusative | laihempi; laihemman |
| Genetive | laihemman |
| Partitive | laihempaa |
| Inessive | laihemmassa |
| Elative | laihemmasta |
| Illative | laihempaan |
| Adessive | laihemmalla |
| Ablative | laihemmalta |
| Allative | laihemmalle |
| Essive | laihempana |
| Translative | laihemmaksi |
| Abessive | laihemmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | laihemmat |
| Accusative | laihemmat |
| Genetive | laihempien |
| Partitive | laihempia |
| Inessive | laihemmissa |
| Elative | laihemmista |
| Illative | laihempiin |
| Adessive | laihemmilla |
| Ablative | laihemmilta |
| Allative | laihemmille |
| Essive | laihempina |
| Translative | laihemmiksi |
| Abessive | laihemmitta |
| Instructive | laihemmin |
| Comitative | laihempine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | laihin |
| Accusative | laihin; laihimman |
| Genetive | laihimman |
| Partitive | laihimpaa |
| Inessive | laihimmassa |
| Elative | laihimmasta |
| Illative | laihimpaan |
| Adessive | laihimmalla |
| Ablative | laihimmalta |
| Allative | laihimmalle |
| Essive | laihimpana |
| Translative | laihimmaksi |
| Abessive | laihimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | laihimmat |
| Accusative | laihimmat |
| Genetive | laihimpien; laihinten |
| Partitive | laihimpia |
| Inessive | laihimmissa |
| Elative | laihimmista |
| Illative | laihimpiin |
| Adessive | laihimmilla |
| Ablative | laihimmilta |
| Allative | laihimmille |
| Essive | laihimpina |
| Translative | laihimmiksi |
| Abessive | laihimmitta |
| Instructive | laihimmin |
| Comitative | laihimpine |
Sample Sentences
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laiha savi (lean clay)
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laiha kahvi (weak coffee)
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laiha juusto (lean (low-fat) cheese)
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Ruuaksi oli vain laihaa velliä. (There was nothing to eat but thin gruel.)
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laihoin tuloksin (with little results)
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laiha polttoaineseos (lean fuel mixture)
Adjectives inflected like laiha
epävarma,
idioottivarma,
toimintavarma,
p∗ska,
väkivahva,
kateenpaska,
käyttövarma,
laiha,
laaja,
lauha,
hilja,
harva,
paska,
varma,
vanha,
vahva,
voitonvarma,
itsevarma,
laiska,
leuhka, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *laiha (compare Estonian lahja), borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian liesas).
Translations