neiti

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *näitei, variant of neito. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnei̯ti/, [ˈne̞i̯t̪i] Rhymes: -eiti Syllabification(key): nei‧ti Hyphenation(key): nei‧ti === Noun === neiti Miss (title of an unmarried woman) neiti Nieminen ― Miss Nieminen Miss (polite form of address for a young female stranger; also used to address a female waiter but now somewhat dated in this sense) miss, young lady (a young woman or girl, especially one of sophistication) (informal, derogatory) girly, wimp (a mildly derogatory term for an effeminate, weak, or sensitive, person) ==== Declension ==== Archaic: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== neito neitsyt === Further reading === “neiti”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === teini, tiine == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *näitei. Cognates include Finnish neiti. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯ti/, [ˈne̞i̯tʲ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯ti/, [ˈne̞i̯d̥i] Rhymes: -ei̯tʲ, -ei̯ti Hyphenation: nei‧ti === Noun === neiti maid, maiden (girl or unmarried young woman) ==== Declension ==== (rare, archaic) ==== Synonyms ==== piika, (folk poetic) neito ==== Derived terms ==== (diminutive) neitsykkäin ==== See also ==== tyttö (“girl, lass”) === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 338