pliis

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English please.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpliːs/, [ˈpliːs̠]
• Rhymes: -iːs
• Syllabification^(key): pliis

Interjection

pliis

1. (colloquial or slang) please (especially when pleading)

Further reading

• “pliis”, 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 2023-07-03