/ˈlie̯kːi/, [ˈlie̞̯kːi]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *leekki. Possibly related to liekkua (“to sway”); both words may be sound-symbolic. Cognates include Estonian leek and Karelian liekki.
- flame
- abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis, slangellipsis of liekkiviina
“Ei pohjan poikia palele,
sillä liekki lämmittää!” — The boys of the north don't feel cold,
since the "flame" keeps them warm!
Muodotliekki(nominative, singular) · liekit(nominative, plural) · liekki(accusative, nominative, singular) · liekit(accusative, nominative, plural) · liekin(accusative, genitive, singular) · liekit(accusative, genitive, plural) · liekin(genitive, singular) · liekkien(genitive, plural) · liekkiä(partitive, singular) · liekkejä(partitive, plural) · liekissä(inessive, singular) · liekeissä(inessive, plural) · liekistä(elative, singular) · liekeistä(elative, plural) · liekkiin(illative, singular) · liekkeihin(illative, plural) · liekillä(adessive, singular) · liekeillä(adessive, plural) · liekiltä(ablative, singular) · liekeiltä(ablative, plural)