heikko
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Karelian heikko and Votic heikko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhei̯kːo/, [ˈhe̞i̯kːo̞]
- Rhymes: -eikːo
- Syllabification(key): heik‧ko
Adjective
heikko (comparative heikompi, superlative heikoin)
- weak, delicate (unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain)
- weak, feeble, frail, faint (lacking in force, strength or ability)
- weak, slight, meager (lacking in taste, potency or severity)
- weak (unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.)
- weak, frail, infirm (not in good health)
- weak (lacking in vigour or expression)
- faint (barely perceptible)
- poor, bad (of low or poor quality)
- meagre, scant, deficient, of little means, slender
- light, slight, gentle (not forceful or intense)
- (grammar) weak (lenis, of a grade in consonant gradation)
- (grammar) weak (inflecting in a different and usually more regular manner than the one called strong, such as Germanic verbs)
Declension
| Inflection of heikko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heikko | heikot | |
| genitive | heikon | heikkojen | |
| partitive | heikkoa | heikkoja | |
| illative | heikkoon | heikkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | heikko | heikot | |
| accusative | nom. | heikko | heikot |
| gen. | heikon | ||
| genitive | heikon | heikkojen | |
| partitive | heikkoa | heikkoja | |
| inessive | heikossa | heikoissa | |
| elative | heikosta | heikoista | |
| illative | heikkoon | heikkoihin | |
| adessive | heikolla | heikoilla | |
| ablative | heikolta | heikoilta | |
| allative | heikolle | heikoille | |
| essive | heikkona | heikkoina | |
| translative | heikoksi | heikoiksi | |
| abessive | heikotta | heikoitta | |
| instructive | — | heikoin | |
| comitative | — | heikkoine | |
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Derived terms
compounds
- heikkohermoinen
- heikkojännite
- heikkokasvuinen
- heikkokuuloinen
- heikkolaatuinen
- heikkolahjainen
- heikkoluonteinen
- heikkomielinen
- heikkonäköinen
- heikko-osainen
- heikkopäinen
- heikkorakenteinen
- heikkotahtoinen
- heikkotasoinen
- heikkotehoinen
- heikkouskoinen
- heikkovaloinen
- heikkoverinen
- heikkovirta
- heikkovirtatekniikka
- heikkovoima
- heikkovoimainen
- hermoheikko
- sähköheikko
- vanhuudenheikko
Further reading
- “heikko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish heikko and Karelian heikko.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhei̯kːo/, [ˈhe̞i̯kːŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhei̯kːo/, [ˈhe̞i̯kːo̞]
- Rhymes: -ei̯kːo
- Hyphenation: heik‧ko
Declension
| Declension of heikko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | heikko | heikot |
| genitive | heikon | heikkoin, heikkoloin |
| partitive | heikkoa | heikkoja, heikkoloja |
| illative | heikkoo | heikkoi, heikkoloihe |
| inessive | heikoos | heikois, heikkolois |
| elative | heikost | heikoist, heikkoloist |
| allative | heikolle | heikoille, heikkoloille |
| adessive | heikool | heikoil, heikkoloil |
| ablative | heikolt | heikoilt, heikkoloilt |
| translative | heikoks | heikoiks, heikkoloiks |
| essive | heikkonna, heikkoon | heikkoinna, heikkoloinna, heikkoin, heikkoloin |
| exessive1) | heikkont | heikkoint, heikkoloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Synonyms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 54
Karelian
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