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aihe

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Finnish

Etymology

Probably via metathesis from ajaa + -e (*ajeh), "that which spurs or drives on" > "reason". May also be inspired by aie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯heˣ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ɦe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑihe
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧he
  • Hyphenation(key): 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, grounds, justification [with illative ‘for (something; that which is justified)’; or with first infinitive ‘to do’]
    Neuvostoliitto sai Mainilan laukauksista aiheen hyökätä Suomeen vuonna 1939.
    The shelling of Mainila served as cause for the Soviet Union to attack Finland back in 1939.
    Onko sinulla jotain aihetta epäilyyn?
    Do you have a reason for suspicion?
  3. motif (recurring or dominant element in a work of art)
  4. (biology, anatomy) an undeveloped or immature structure (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    [pysyvän] hampaan aiheimmature [permanent] tooth
    silmun aiheundeveloped bud
    siemenaiheovule (structure that develops into a seed)
  5. (medicine) indication (any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

adverbs
  • aiheittain

Further reading

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Maori

Etymology

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Noun

aihe

  1. The short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis

Derived terms

References

  • aihe” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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