lavea

Finnish

Etymology

From a southwestern dialectal form lavia (modified under influence from -ea), from Proto-Finnic *lakja (whence also laaja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑʋeɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋe̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ve‧a

Adjective

lavea (comparative laveampi, superlative lavein)

1. Synonym of laaja (“wide, broad”)
2. (biblical, idiomatic) broad

   lavea tie ― the broad way (the way of sin, the road to destruction; from Matthew 7:13)

3. (phonetics) unrounded, illabial

Declension

Inflection of lavea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		lavea	laveat
genitive		lavean	laveiden laveitten
partitive		laveaa laveata	laveita
illative		laveaan	laveisiin laveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lavea	laveat
accusative	nom.	lavea	laveat
	gen.	lavean
genitive		lavean	laveiden laveitten laveain rare
partitive		laveaa laveata	laveita
inessive		laveassa	laveissa
elative		laveasta	laveista
illative		laveaan	laveisiin laveihin
adessive		lavealla	laveilla
ablative		lavealta	laveilta
allative		lavealle	laveille
essive		laveana	laveina
translative		laveaksi	laveiksi
abessive		laveatta	laveitta
instructive		—	lavein
comitative		—	laveine

Possessive forms of lavea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laveani laveani accusative nom. laveani laveani gen. laveani genitive laveani laveideni laveitteni laveaini rare partitive laveaani laveatani laveitani inessive laveassani laveissani elative laveastani laveistani illative laveaani laveisiini laveihini adessive laveallani laveillani ablative lavealtani laveiltani allative lavealleni laveilleni essive laveanani laveinani translative laveakseni laveikseni abessive laveattani laveittani instructive — — comitative — laveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative laveasi laveasi accusative nom. laveasi laveasi gen. laveasi genitive laveasi laveidesi laveittesi laveaisi rare partitive laveaasi laveatasi laveitasi inessive laveassasi laveissasi elative laveastasi laveistasi illative laveaasi laveisiisi laveihisi adessive laveallasi laveillasi ablative lavealtasi laveiltasi allative laveallesi laveillesi essive laveanasi laveinasi translative laveaksesi laveiksesi abessive laveattasi laveittasi instructive — — comitative — laveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laveamme laveamme accusative nom. laveamme laveamme gen. laveamme genitive laveamme laveidemme laveittemme laveaimme rare partitive laveaamme laveatamme laveitamme inessive laveassamme laveissamme elative laveastamme laveistamme illative laveaamme laveisiimme laveihimme adessive laveallamme laveillamme ablative lavealtamme laveiltamme allative laveallemme laveillemme essive laveanamme laveinamme translative laveaksemme laveiksemme abessive laveattamme laveittamme instructive — — comitative — laveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laveanne laveanne accusative nom. laveanne laveanne gen. laveanne genitive laveanne laveidenne laveittenne laveainne rare partitive laveaanne laveatanne laveitanne inessive laveassanne laveissanne elative laveastanne laveistanne illative laveaanne laveisiinne laveihinne adessive laveallanne laveillanne ablative lavealtanne laveiltanne allative laveallenne laveillenne essive laveananne laveinanne translative laveaksenne laveiksenne abessive laveattanne laveittanne instructive — — comitative — laveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative laveansa laveansa accusative nom. laveansa laveansa gen. laveansa genitive laveansa laveidensa laveittensa laveainsa rare partitive laveataan laveaansa laveatansa laveitaan laveitansa inessive laveassaan laveassansa laveissaan laveissansa elative laveastaan laveastansa laveistaan laveistansa illative laveaansa laveisiinsa laveihinsa adessive laveallaan laveallansa laveillaan laveillansa ablative lavealtaan lavealtansa laveiltaan laveiltansa allative lavealleen laveallensa laveilleen laveillensa essive laveanaan laveanansa laveinaan laveinansa translative laveakseen laveaksensa laveikseen laveiksensa abessive laveattaan laveattansa laveittaan laveittansa instructive — — comitative — laveineen laveinensa

Derived terms

• lavealti
• laveasanainen
• laveasti
• laventaa
• lavertaa
• laveta
• laveus

 

Related terms

• laaja

See also

• leveä

Further reading

• “lavea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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