päänsilitys

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Finnish

Etymology

pään +‎ silitys

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæːnˌsilitys/,
  • Rhymes: -ilitys
  • Hyphenation(key): pään‧sili‧tys

Noun

päänsilitys

  1. head petting, head patting
  2. (figurative) positive comments, thanks (usually with the implication of being either undeserved or having deserved more)

Declension

Possessive forms of päänsilitys (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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