aihe

Probably via metathesis from ajaa +‎ -e (*ajeh), "that which spurs or drives on" > "reason". May also be inspired by aie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯heˣ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ɦe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑihe
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧he

aihe

1. topic, subject, theme

   No, olen yrittänyt, mutta hän vaihtaa aihetta koko ajan.

   Well I've tried but he/she changes the subject all the time.

2. reason, cause, grounds, justification

   Neuvostoliitto sai Mainilan laukauksista aiheen hyökätä Suomeen vuonna 1939.

   The shelling of Mainila served as cause for the Soviet Union to attack Finland back in 1939.

   Onko sinulla jotain aihetta epäilyyn?

   Do you have a reason for suspicion?

3. motif (recurring or dominant element in a work of art)
4. (biology, anatomy) an undeveloped or immature structure (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

   [pysyvän] hampaan aihe ― immature [permanent] tooth

   silmun aihe ― undeveloped bud

   siemenaihe ― ovule (structure that develops into a seed)

5. (medicine) indication (any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies)

• (cause): With a nominal ("cause for X"), the nominal is in the illative case (and usually comes after aihe). With a verb ("cause to X"), the verb is in the first infinitive form.

• “aihe”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

aihe

1. The short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis

• kau aihe