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)

  1. long (having great length)
    Antonym: lyhyt
    pitkä keppi ― long stick

  2. long (having great duration)
    Antonym: lyhyt
    Siitä on pitkä aika, kun heräsin.
    It’s been a long time since I woke up.

  3. 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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