Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pitkä, derived from Proto-Uralic *pide. The comparative, superlative and many derived forms are derived from the original stem pide-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpitkæ/, [ˈpit̪k̟æ]
- Rhymes: -itkæ
- Hyphenation(key): pit‧kä
Adjective
pitkä (comparative pidempi or pitempi, superlative pisin)
-
long (having great length)
Antonym: lyhyt
pitkä keppi ― long stick
-
long (having great duration)
Antonym: lyhyt
Siitä on pitkä aika, kun heräsin.
It's been a long time since I woke up.
-
tall (of a person: having a great vertical extent)
Antonyms: lyhyt, pätkä
Near-synonym: korkea (“tall, high”) (not of people)
pitkä mies ― tall man
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