pehmendys

Livvi

Etymology

From pehmend- (“to soften”) +‎ -ys. Akin to Finnish pehmennys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpehmendʲys/
• Hyphenation: peh‧men‧dys

Noun

pehmendys (genitive pehmendyksen, partitive pehmendysty)

1. softening
2. (phonology) palatalisation

Derived terms

(compounds):

• pehmendysmerki

 

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “pehmendys”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN