himmeä

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === himeä (dialectal) === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly related to rare dialectal Estonian imi (“barely visible”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhimːeæ/, [ˈhimːe̞æ] Rhymes: -imːeæ Syllabification(key): him‧me‧ä Hyphenation(key): him‧meä === Adjective === himmeä (comparative himmeämpi, superlative himmein) dim (not bright, not colourful) dull, matte (not shiny; not reflective of light) Synonyms: kiilloton, matta indistinct, murky (colloquial, figuratively) strange, bizarre, mind-bending ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “himmeä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023