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-less suffix

  /ləs/ , /lɪs/
  • Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
-ton, -tön

little adjective

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Small in size.
  • Very young, of childhood age.
pieni
  • (of a sibling) Younger.
pikku-

little adverb

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Not much.
vähän

little determiner

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
vähän, hieman

few determiner

  /fjuː/ , /fɪu̯/ , [fjʉː] , [fjʉ͡u]
  • (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
harva, vähän, muutama, jokunen
  • (meteorology, of clouds) Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.
selkeä

less preposition

  /lɛs/
  • Minus; not including
lukuun ottamatta, paitsi, pois lukien

less adverb

  /lɛs/
  • To a smaller extent or degree.
vähemmän

less determiner

  /lɛs/
pienempi
  • A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.]
vähemmän
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