aihe

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Could be a derivation from either ajaa or aikoa (compare aie).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯heˣ/, [ˈɑi̯ɦe̞(ʔ)]
  • Hyphenation: ai‧he

Noun

aihe

  1. topic, subject, theme
    No, olen yrittänyt, mutta hän vaihtaa aihetta koko ajan.
    Well I've tried but he/she changes the subject all the time.
  2. reason, cause
    Neuvostoliitto sai Mainilan laukauksista aiheen hyökätä Suomeen vuonna 1939.
    The Mainila shots served as cause for the Soviet Union to attack Finland back in 1939.
  3. motif (recurring or dominant element in a work of art)

Declension
Inflection of aihe (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative aihe aiheet
genitive aiheen aiheiden
aiheitten
partitive aihetta aiheita
illative aiheeseen aiheisiin
aiheihin
singular plural
nominative aihe aiheet
accusative nom. aihe aiheet
gen. aiheen
genitive aiheen aiheiden
aiheitten
partitive aihetta aiheita
inessive aiheessa aiheissa
elative aiheesta aiheista
illative aiheeseen aiheisiin
aiheihin
adessive aiheella aiheilla
ablative aiheelta aiheilta
allative aiheelle aiheille
essive aiheena aiheina
translative aiheeksi aiheiksi
instructive — aihein
abessive aiheetta aiheitta
comitative — aiheineen

Derived terms
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Compounds
compounds

Maori

Noun

aihe

  1. The short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis

Derived terms
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