pehmendys

Livvi

Etymology

From pehmend- (“to soften”) +‎ -ys. Akin to Finnish pehmennys.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpehmendʲys/
  • Hyphenation: peh‧men‧dys

Noun

pehmendys (genitive pehmendyksen, partitive pehmendysty)

  1. softening
  2. (phonology) palatalisation

Derived terms

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References
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) “pehmendys”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN
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