pieni

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *peeni. Cognate with Estonian peen, Veps penʹ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpie̯ni/, [ˈpie̞̯ni] Rhymes: -ieni Syllabification(key): pie‧ni Hyphenation(key): pie‧ni ==== Adjective ==== pieni (comparative pienempi, superlative pienin) small, little (low in size, amount or intensity) Antonyms: iso, suuri pieni puu ― a small tree small, insignificant (of little importance or significance) Antonyms: iso, suuri small, little (young, still growing up) Synonym: nuori Antonym: iso (of sound, chiefly in external locative cases) quiet Synonym: (generally) hiljainen (typography) small, lowercase, minuscule Antonym: iso pieni kirjain ― small letter (music) minor (of an interval) ===== Usage notes ===== This adjective has a combining form pien- (see it for derived terms), but it is not always used. Generally, the form pieni is used directly in compound adjectives of the form pieni + noun + -inen, while pien- is used as a modifier for the following headword. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== pikku pikkuinen ==== Further reading ==== “pieni”, 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 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpie̯ni/, [ˈpie̞̯ni] (third-person indicative) IPA(key): /ˈpie̯niˣ/, [ˈpie̞̯ni(ʔ)] (imperative, indicative connegative) Rhymes: -ieni Syllabification(key): pie‧ni Hyphenation(key): pie‧ni ==== Verb ==== pieni inflection of pieniä: third-person singular past indicative present active indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative second-person singular present active imperative connegative == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.ni/, /ˈpje.ni/ Rhymes: -ɛni, -eni Hyphenation: piè‧ni, pié‧ni === Adjective === pieni m masculine plural of pieno === Noun === pieni m plural of pieno === References === == Karelian == === Adjective === pieni small == Latvian == === Noun === pieni m nominative/vocative plural of piens 1964, Zootechnikas un Zoohigienas, volume 1, published by the Instituta Raksti: == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpjɛ.ɲi/ Rhymes: -ɛɲi Syllabification: pie‧ni === Noun === pieni n genitive plural of pienie Synonym: pień === Verb === pieni third-person singular present of pienić