pieni

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *peeni. Cognate with Estonian peen, Veps pen'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯ni/,
• Rhymes: -ieni
• Syllabification^(key): pie‧ni

Adjective

pieni (comparative pienempi, superlative pienin)

1. small, little (low in size, amount or intensity)

   Antonyms: iso, suuri

2. small, insignificant (of little importance or significance)

   Antonyms: iso, suuri

3. small, little (young, still growing up)

   Synonym: nuori

   Antonym: iso

4. (of sound, chiefly in external locative cases) quiet

   Synonym: (generally) hiljainen

   Laitoin radiota pienemmälle.

   I turned down the radio.

5. (typography) small, lowercase, minuscule

   Antonym: iso

   pieni kirjain ― small letter

6. (music) minor (of an interval)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• pikku-
• pikku
• pikkuinen

Further reading

• “pieni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯ni/, (indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯niˣ/, (imperative, connegative)
• Rhymes: -ieni
• Syllabification^(key): pie‧ni

Verb

pieni

1. inflection of pieniä:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular present imperative
   4. 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

1. masculine plural of pieno

Noun

pieni m

1. plural of pieno

References

Karelian

Adjective

pieni

1. small

Latvian

Noun

pieni m

1. nominative/vocative plural of piens
   • 1964, Zootechnikas un Zoohigienas, volume 1, published by the Instituta Raksti:

     [...] atsevišķām govīm vasarā ganību laikā piemīt individuālas īpašības izdalīt pieni [...]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1979, Latviešu Tautasdziesmas: darba dziesmas, gadskārtu ieražu dziesmas, page 183:

     Ganiem sieri, ganiem pieni.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɛ.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -ɛɲi
• Syllabification: pie‧ni

Noun

pieni n

1. genitive plural of pienie

   Synonym: pień

Verb

pieni

1. third-person singular present of pienić