Finnish

(index pi)

Adjective

pimeä ‎(comparative pimeämpi, superlative pimein)

1. dark (lack of light)

   pimeä yö‎

   dark night

2. under-the-counter, cash in hand (receiving money in cash with the purpose of avoiding taxes)

   pimeä maksu‎

   under-the-counter payment

   Monet lukiolaiset tekevät pimeitä töitä saadakseen taskurahaa.

   Many high school students do cash in hand jobs in order to get extra pocket money.

3. (colloquial) crazy.

   Se on ihan pimee!‎

   He's/she's/it's just crazy!

Usage notes

• The variant "pimee" is only used in spoken language, mostly by kids and teenagers.

Derived terms

Declension

Noun

pimeä

1. The time of darkness.

Declension

References

1. ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

Anagrams

• empiä, impeä