/ˈliːkɑ/, [ˈliːkɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *liika (compare Estonian liig, Karelian liika, Veps liig, Votic liikõ), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian lieks), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-. Erzya лия (lija, “other, else”) possibly borrowed from the same root.
- excess, overabundance, glut (the state of being excessive or too much, or that which is excessive or too much)
“liikalihava” — excessively fat, obese
- attributiveexcessive, excess, surplus; that is unnecessary or too much
“Välillä oli niin kuuma, että oli riisuttava liiat vaatteet.” — It was so hot at times that one had to take off all the excess clothes.
- dialectalsynonym of liian (“too”) (to an excessive degree; before an adjective)
Muodotliika(nominative, singular) · liiat(nominative, plural) · liika(accusative, nominative, singular) · liiat(accusative, nominative, plural) · liian(accusative, genitive, singular) · liiat(accusative, genitive, plural) · liian(genitive, singular) · liikojen(genitive, plural) · liikain(genitive, plural, rare) · liikaa(partitive, singular) · liikoja(partitive, plural) · liiassa(inessive, singular) · liioissa(inessive, plural) · liiasta(elative, singular) · liioista(elative, plural) · liikaan(illative, singular) · liikoihin(illative, plural) · liialla(adessive, singular) · liioilla(adessive, plural) · liialta(ablative, singular)