vähittee

Ingrian

Etymology

From vähä +‎ -ttee.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋæhitːeː/, [ˈʋæhitːe̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋæhitːeː/, [ˈʋæhitːe̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -æhitːeː
  • Hyphenation: vä‧hit‧tee

Adverb

vähittee

  1. gradually, little by little
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Hää [päivyt] ilmahtuu hoomuksest, vähittee kohojaa ylemmäks ja ylemmäks;
      It [the Sun] appears in the morning, gradually rises higher and higher;

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, pages 682-683
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