herkkä

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognates include Estonian erk (“lively”), Ingrian herkkä, Karelian herkkä, Livonian erk (“lively”), Veps herk (“perky”) and Votic herkkõ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈherkːæ/, [ˈhe̞rkːæ] Rhymes: -erkːæ Syllabification(key): herk‧kä Hyphenation(key): herk‧kä === Adjective === herkkä (comparative herkempi, superlative herkin) [with allative ‘to’; or with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] delicate, vulnerable physically sensitive, tender sensitive, easily offended quick to react ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “herkkä”, 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 2 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognates include Finnish herkkä and Estonian erk. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈherkːæ/, [ˈhe̞rkː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈherkːæ/, [ˈhe̞rkːæ] Rhymes: -erkː, -erkːæ Hyphenation: herk‧kä === Adjective === herkkä (comparative herkemp) tender, delicate sensitive, touchy (easily offended) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (sensitive): arkaloontoin ==== Descendants ==== → Votic: herkkõ === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 58