Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian клеймо́ (klejmó).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlei̯mɑ/, [ˈle̞i̯mɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eimɑ
- Syllabification(key): lei‧ma
- Hyphenation(key): lei‧ma
Noun
leima
- stamp, mark (indentation or imprint made by stamping, especially as sign of approval quality etc.)
Kun ostat munia, tarkista laatuleima ennen ostamista.- With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy.
- label (name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group)
Siitä lähtien, kun hän alkoi käydä rokkiklubilla, hänelle on annettu tuhlarin leima.- Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
- seal (impression of a stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing)
- seal (anything that secures or authenticates)
- (figuratively) impress (characteristic; mark of distinction)
- stain, taint, stigma (something that taints a reputation, or a tainted reputation)
- Synonym: tahra
Declension
| Inflection of leima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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leima
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leimat
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| genitive
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leiman
|
leimojen
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| partitive
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leimaa
|
leimoja
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| illative
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leimaan
|
leimoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
leima
|
leimat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
leima
|
leimat
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| gen.
|
leiman
|
| genitive
|
leiman
|
leimojen
leimain rare
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| partitive
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leimaa
|
leimoja
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| inessive
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leimassa
|
leimoissa
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| elative
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leimasta
|
leimoista
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| illative
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leimaan
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leimoihin
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| adessive
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leimalla
|
leimoilla
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| ablative
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leimalta
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leimoilta
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| allative
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leimalle
|
leimoille
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| essive
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leimana
|
leimoina
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| translative
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leimaksi
|
leimoiksi
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| abessive
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leimatta
|
leimoitta
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| instructive
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—
|
leimoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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leimani
|
leimani
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| accusative
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nom.
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leimani
|
leimani
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| gen.
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leimani
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| genitive
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leimani
|
leimojeni
leimaini rare
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| partitive
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leimaani
|
leimojani
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| inessive
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leimassani
|
leimoissani
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| elative
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leimastani
|
leimoistani
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| illative
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leimaani
|
leimoihini
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| adessive
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leimallani
|
leimoillani
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| ablative
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leimaltani
|
leimoiltani
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| allative
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leimalleni
|
leimoilleni
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| essive
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leimanani
|
leimoinani
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| translative
|
leimakseni
|
leimoikseni
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| abessive
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leimattani
|
leimoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
leimoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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leimasi
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leimasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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leimasi
|
leimasi
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| gen.
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leimasi
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| genitive
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leimasi
|
leimojesi
leimaisi rare
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| partitive
|
leimaasi
|
leimojasi
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| inessive
|
leimassasi
|
leimoissasi
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| elative
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leimastasi
|
leimoistasi
|
| illative
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leimaasi
|
leimoihisi
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| adessive
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leimallasi
|
leimoillasi
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| ablative
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leimaltasi
|
leimoiltasi
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| allative
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leimallesi
|
leimoillesi
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| essive
|
leimanasi
|
leimoinasi
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| translative
|
leimaksesi
|
leimoiksesi
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| abessive
|
leimattasi
|
leimoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
leimoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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leimamme
|
leimamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leimamme
|
leimamme
|
| gen.
|
leimamme
|
| genitive
|
leimamme
|
leimojemme
leimaimme rare
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| partitive
|
leimaamme
|
leimojamme
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| inessive
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leimassamme
|
leimoissamme
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| elative
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leimastamme
|
leimoistamme
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| illative
|
leimaamme
|
leimoihimme
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| adessive
|
leimallamme
|
leimoillamme
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| ablative
|
leimaltamme
|
leimoiltamme
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| allative
|
leimallemme
|
leimoillemme
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| essive
|
leimanamme
|
leimoinamme
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| translative
|
leimaksemme
|
leimoiksemme
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| abessive
|
leimattamme
|
leimoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leimoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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leimanne
|
leimanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leimanne
|
leimanne
|
| gen.
|
leimanne
|
| genitive
|
leimanne
|
leimojenne
leimainne rare
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| partitive
|
leimaanne
|
leimojanne
|
| inessive
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leimassanne
|
leimoissanne
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| elative
|
leimastanne
|
leimoistanne
|
| illative
|
leimaanne
|
leimoihinne
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| adessive
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leimallanne
|
leimoillanne
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| ablative
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leimaltanne
|
leimoiltanne
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| allative
|
leimallenne
|
leimoillenne
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| essive
|
leimananne
|
leimoinanne
|
| translative
|
leimaksenne
|
leimoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
leimattanne
|
leimoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leimoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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leimansa
|
leimansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
leimansa
|
leimansa
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| gen.
|
leimansa
|
| genitive
|
leimansa
|
leimojensa
leimainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
leimaansa
|
leimojaan
leimojansa
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| inessive
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leimassaan
leimassansa
|
leimoissaan
leimoissansa
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| elative
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leimastaan
leimastansa
|
leimoistaan
leimoistansa
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| illative
|
leimaansa
|
leimoihinsa
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| adessive
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leimallaan
leimallansa
|
leimoillaan
leimoillansa
|
| ablative
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leimaltaan
leimaltansa
|
leimoiltaan
leimoiltansa
|
| allative
|
leimalleen
leimallensa
|
leimoilleen
leimoillensa
|
| essive
|
leimanaan
leimanansa
|
leimoinaan
leimoinansa
|
| translative
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leimakseen
leimaksensa
|
leimoikseen
leimoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
leimattaan
leimattansa
|
leimoittaan
leimoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leimoineen
leimoinensa
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