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vaalea

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaalëda, from earlier *valeda (whence dialectal valea), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ (see valo for more). Related to Ingrian vaalia, Karelian vualie and Votic vaalia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːleɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːle̞ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːleɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vaa‧le‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): vaa‧lea

Adjective

vaalea (comparative vaaleampi, superlative vaalein)

  1. light, pale (of a shade of colour)
    Synonyms: haalea, haljakka, hailea, hailakka
    vaaleaksi maalattu taloa house painted with light shades
    vaaleanpunainenpink
  2. blond, fair (of a blond complexion)

Declension

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

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