silkkihansikas
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]silkki (“silk”) + hansikas (“glove”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsilkːiˌhɑnsikɑs/, [ˈs̠ilkːiˌhɑ̝ns̠ikɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑnsikɑs
- Hyphenation(key): silkki‧hansi‧kas
Noun
[edit]silkkihansikas
- silk glove
- (figuratively) kid glove
- Kampanjatiimi neuvoi ehdokasta käsittelemään kysymystä silkkihansikkain.
- The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.
Usage notes
[edit]- Also the verb kohdella (“to treat”) is often used with the figurative sense.
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “silkkihansikas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03