/ˈlie̯mi/, [ˈlie̞̯mi]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *leemi (compare Estonian leem), from Proto-Uralic *läme (compare Northern Sami liepma, Erzya лем (lem, “fat”), Mari, Udmurt лым (lym), Hungarian lé, Tundra Nenets евэй (yewey°)).
- broth, stock, liquor (water in which food, such as meat or vegetables, has been boiled)
- broth, stock (liquid part of a soup)
- brine, pickle (salt-and-water solution for pickling)
- bath (substance or preparation in which something is immersed, such as for dyeing or tanning)
- figurativelypickle (a difficult situation)
“Nyt ollaan liemessä.” — We're in a pickle now.
Muodotliemi(nominative, singular) · liemet(nominative, plural) · liemi(accusative, nominative, singular) · liemet(accusative, nominative, plural) · liemen(accusative, genitive, singular) · liemet(accusative, genitive, plural) · liemen(genitive, singular) · liemien(genitive, plural) · lienten(genitive, plural) · lientä(partitive, singular) · liemeä(partitive, singular) · liemiä(partitive, plural) · liemessä(inessive, singular) · liemissä(inessive, plural) · liemestä(elative, singular) · liemistä(elative, plural) · liemeen(illative, singular) · liemiin(illative, plural) · liemellä(adessive, singular) · liemillä(adessive, plural)