pehmeä

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *pehmedä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpehmeæ/, [ˈpe̞hme̞æ] Rhymes: -ehmeæ Syllabification(key): peh‧me‧ä Hyphenation(key): peh‧meä === Adjective === pehmeä (comparative pehmeämpi, superlative pehmein) soft (easily giving way under pressure) soft (smooth and flexible) pehmeä vaate ― soft piece of clothing smooth (having a soft, even texture) pehmeä iho ― smooth skin pehmeä tukka ― smooth hair / silky hair mellow, gentle, soft (of a character or personality) soft, gentle (e.g. of wind) soft (expressing gentleness or tenderness) soft, graceful (not harsh or offensive to the sight) soft, gentle (e.g. of light: not bright or intense) soft, muted, muffled (of a sound) Synonym: vaimea soft (agreeable to the senses) soft (easy-going, lenient, not strict) soft (of water: low in dissolved calcium compounds) (phonetics) soft, lenis, voiced ==== Usage notes ==== The combining form pehmo- (with -o) is found in some compounds. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== pehmyt (literary) ==== Antonyms ==== kova ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pehmeä”, 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 === hempeä