hieman

hieman

Finnish

Etymology

A genitive or instructive singular form of *hiema, which could be from Proto-Finnic *hëëma-, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sēmô through earlier *šeema(n) (in which case the word is a doublet of siemen), or alternatively derived from hieta through irregular suffix substitution. However, neither of these can be considered certain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhie̯mɑn/, [ˈhie̞̯mɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -iemɑn
  • Syllabification(key): hie‧man
  • Hyphenation(key): hie‧man

Adverb

hieman

  1. a little, bit, tad, slightly
    Saisinko hieman lisää?
    Could I have a little more?
    Tänään meillä on tarjolla jotain hieman erikoisempaa.
    Today, we have something slightly different.

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