silkkihansikas
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
silkki (“silk”) + hansikas (“glove”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsilkːiˌhɑnsikɑs/, [ˈs̠ilkːiˌhɑ̝ns̠ikɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑnsikɑs
- Syllabification(key): silk‧ki‧han‧si‧kas
Noun edit
silkkihansikas
- silk glove
- (figuratively) kid glove
- Kampanjatiimi neuvoi ehdokasta käsittelemään kysymystä silkkihansikkain.
- The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.
Usage notes edit
- Also the verb kohdella (“to treat”) is often used with the figurative sense.
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “silkkihansikas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03