hellä

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhelːæ/, [ˈhe̞lːæ] Rhymes: -elːæ Syllabification(key): hel‧lä Hyphenation(key): hel‧lä === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *hellä. Cognate to Estonian hell and Votic elle. ==== Adjective ==== hellä (comparative hellempi, superlative hellin) affectionate, fond, tender (loving, gentle, sweet) gentle (soft and mild rather than hard or severe) tender, sore (sensitive to touch) Synonym: arka ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “hellä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hellä adessive singular of he (“he (a letter of some Semitic alphabets)”) === Anagrams === hälle == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hellä. Cognates include Finnish hellä and Estonian hell. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhelːæ/, [ˈhe̞lʲː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhelːæ/, [ˈhe̞lːæ] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhelːæ/, [ˈhe̞lːæ] Rhymes: -elː, -elːæ Hyphenation: hel‧lä === Adjective === hellä (comparative hellemp) tender, sensitive ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Votic: helle === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 55 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 34