päänsilitys

== Finnish == === Etymology === pään (genitive) +‎ silitys === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpæːnˌsilitys/, [ˈpæːnˌs̠ilit̪ys̠] Rhymes: -ilitys Syllabification(key): pään‧si‧li‧tys Hyphenation(key): pään‧sili‧tys === Noun === päänsilitys head petting, head patting (figurative) positive comments, thanks (usually with the implication of being either undeserved or having deserved more) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “päänsilitys”, 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