hieman

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.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

hieman

1. a little, bit, tad, slightly

Further reading

• “hieman”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• ahmien, hamein