lähi-

See also: lahi and Lahi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-FinnicCategory:Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic#LÄHICategory:Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic#LÄHI *lähe- (compare Estonian läheda (adjective), Livonian ležgõl (adverb), Livvi ľähekkäh (adverb)), from Proto-UralicCategory:Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Uralic#LÄHICategory:Finnish terms derived from Proto-Uralic#LÄHI *läse (compare Eastern Mari лишне (ĺišńe), Tundra Nenets ет’ (yet’)[1] and possibly Hungarian le-).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lähi- (comparative lähempi, superlative lähin)Category:Finnish lemmas#LÄHICategory:Finnish adjectives#LÄHICategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#LÄHICategory:Pages with entries#LÄHI-Category:Pages with 2 entries#LÄHI- (as a modifier in compounds)

  1. near, close
    lähitulevaisuus ― near futureCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#LÄHI
  2. nearby
    lähimetsä ― nearby forestCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#LÄHI

Inflection

Declension of lähi-
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative lähi- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive – –sublative – –
accusative – –lative lähes –
inessive – –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative – –multiplicative – –
adessive lähellä –distributive – –
ablative läheltä –temp. dist. – –
allative lähelle –prolative lähitse –
essive läsnä –situative lähekkäin –
translative – –oppositive lähetysten –
abessive – –
instructive – –
comitative – –

The cases of lähi- serve in Finnish only as adverbs.

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “lähi-”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024
  • Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)‎ (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN
  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • “lähi-”, 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 3 July 2023
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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Veps entries#LYHI- Related to Finnish lähi-.

Prefix

lähi-Category:Veps lemmas#LYHI-Category:Veps prefixes#LYHI-Category:Veps entries with incorrect language header#LYHI-Category:Pages with entries#LÄHI-Category:Pages with 2 entries#LÄHI-

  1. close, near

Derived terms

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