pikkutunnit

== Finnish == === Etymology === From pikku (“small”) +‎ tunnit (“hours”); the time of the day when the hours are "small", i.e. the numbers indicating the hour are small. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpikːuˌtunːit/, [ˈpikːuˌt̪unːit̪] Rhymes: -unːit Syllabification(key): pik‧ku‧tun‧nit Hyphenation(key): pikku‧tunnit === Noun === pikkutunnit pl small hours, wee hours (the period from midnight to dawn) ==== Usage notes ==== Temporal expressions of the word are formed with the essive case: pikkutunteina ― in the wee hours. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== aamuyö === Further reading === “pikkutunnit”, 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