# muikea
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *muikëda. Related to Karelian muikie, Veps muiged, and with another vowel also Votic maikõa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmui̯keɑ/, [ˈmui̯k̟e̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uikeɑ
* Hyphenation: mui‧kea

### Adjective

muikea (comparative muikeampi, superlative muikein)
* tart, sour
    Synonyms: kirpeä, hapan
* (figuratively) sugary
    Synonym: imelä
* (figuratively) smug (of a facial expression)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of muikea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
muikeani
muikeani
accusative
nom.
muikeani
muikeani
gen.
muikeani
genitive
muikeani
muikeideni muikeitteni muikeaini $^{rare}$
partitive
muikeaani muikeatani
muikeitani
inessive
muikeassani
muikeissani
elative
muikeastani
muikeistani
illative
muikeaani
muikeisiini muikeihini
adessive
muikeallani
muikeillani
ablative
muikealtani
muikeiltani
allative
muikealleni
muikeilleni
essive
muikeanani
muikeinani
translative
muikeakseni
muikeikseni
abessive
muikeattani
muikeittani
instructive
comitative
—muikeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
muikeasi
muikeasi
accusative
nom.
muikeasi
muikeasi
gen.
muikeasi
genitive
muikeasi
muikeidesi muikeittesi muikeaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
muikeaasi muikeatasi
muikeitasi
inessive
muikeassasi
muikeissasi
elative
muikeastasi
muikeistasi
illative
muikeaasi
muikeisiisi muikeihisi
adessive
muikeallasi
muikeillasi
ablative
muikealtasi
muikeiltasi
allative
muikeallesi
muikeillesi
essive
muikeanasi
muikeinasi
translative
muikeaksesi
muikeiksesi
abessive
muikeattasi
muikeittasi
instructive
comitative
—muikeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
muikeamme
muikeamme
accusative
nom.
muikeamme
muikeamme
gen.
muikeamme
genitive
muikeamme
muikeidemme muikeittemme muikeaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
muikeaamme muikeatamme
muikeitamme
inessive
muikeassamme
muikeissamme
elative
muikeastamme
muikeistamme
illative
muikeaamme
muikeisiimme muikeihimme
adessive
muikeallamme
muikeillamme
ablative
muikealtamme
muikeiltamme
allative
muikeallemme
muikeillemme
essive
muikeanamme
muikeinamme
translative
muikeaksemme
muikeiksemme
abessive
muikeattamme
muikeittamme
instructive
comitative
—muikeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
muikeanne
muikeanne
accusative
nom.
muikeanne
muikeanne
gen.
muikeanne
genitive
muikeanne
muikeidenne muikeittenne muikeainne $^{rare}$
partitive
muikeaanne muikeatanne
muikeitanne
inessive
muikeassanne
muikeissanne
elative
muikeastanne
muikeistanne
illative
muikeaanne
muikeisiinne muikeihinne
adessive
muikeallanne
muikeillanne
ablative
muikealtanne
muikeiltanne
allative
muikeallenne
muikeillenne
essive
muikeananne
muikeinanne
translative
muikeaksenne
muikeiksenne
abessive
muikeattanne
muikeittanne
instructive
comitative
—muikeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
muikeansa
muikeansa
accusative
nom.
muikeansa
muikeansa
gen.
muikeansa
genitive
muikeansa
muikeidensa muikeittensa muikeainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
muikeataan muikeaansa muikeatansa
muikeitaan muikeitansa
inessive
muikeassaan muikeassansa
muikeissaan muikeissansa
elative
muikeastaan muikeastansa
muikeistaan muikeistansa
illative
muikeaansa
muikeisiinsa muikeihinsa
adessive
muikeallaan muikeallansa
muikeillaan muikeillansa
ablative
muikealtaan muikealtansa
muikeiltaan muikeiltansa
allative
muikealleen muikeallensa
muikeilleen muikeillensa
essive
muikeanaan muikeanansa
muikeinaan muikeinansa
translative
muikeakseen muikeaksensa
muikeikseen muikeiksensa
abessive
muikeattaan muikeattansa
muikeittaan muikeittansa
instructive
comitative
—muikeineen muikeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* muikeasti
* muikiainen
* muikistaa

### Further reading

* “muikea”, 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 2023-07-03