heikko
Pronunciation: /ˈhei̯kːo/
“heikko” is a Finnish word. Its 14 meanings in English:
adjective
- weak, delicate (unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain)
- weak, feeble, frail, faint (lacking in force, strength or ability)
- weak, slight, meager (lacking in taste, potency or severity)
- weak (unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.)
- weak, frail, infirm (not in good health)
- weak (lacking in vigour or expression)
- faint (barely perceptible)
- poor, bad (of low or poor quality)
- meagre, scant, deficient, of little means, slender
- light, slight, gentle (not forceful or intense)
- weak (that does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution)
- weak (lenis, of a grade in consonant gradation)
- weak (inflecting in a different and usually more regular manner than the one called strong, such as Germanic verbs)
- weak (of a currency, etc.: of low value or price)
Etymology
Unknown. Related to Ingrian heikko, Kukkuzi heikko and probably Veps heikembāńe (“weaker”) (South Veps), although such a word is barely attested. Compare also dialectal Estonian äigima (“to die down, subside, weaken”), dialectal Võro heik (“vain”).
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More Finnish words
- heikkeneminen
- heikkenemä
- heikkenevästi
- Heikki
- heikko henkäys
- heikko vuorovaikutus
- heikkohermoinen
- heikkohermoisuus
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