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| Phonetics of Finnish / Sound samples / Consonants |
Sound samples:Finnish consonants and quantityBoundary of primary stressed first syllable
and second syllable
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C/CC |
single (short) |
double (long) |
p/pp |
nupi 'tack'
|
nuppi 'knob' |
m/mm |
suma 'jam'
|
summa 'sum' |
t/tt |
kato 'dearth'
|
katto 'roof' |
s/ss |
kisa 'game'
|
kissa 'cat' |
n/nn |
peni 'whelp, puppy'
|
penni 'penny' |
l/ll |
palo 'burning'
|
pallo 'ball' |
r/rr |
varas 'thief'
|
varras 'spit' |
k/kk |
pako 'escape'
|
pakko 'force' |
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kenkä 'shoe'
| kengän 'shoe; gen.' |
h/hh |
tuho 'disaster'
| huhho 'Danube salmon' |
v/vv |
rivi 'row'
| livvi 'livvi = Aunus dialect' |
d/dd |
j/jj |
In some foreign words, however: rabbi, Edda, Maggi.
C/CC |
single (short) |
double (long) |
p/pp |
sinapin 'mustard;
gen.'
|
sinappi 'mustard' |
m/mm |
satama 'harbor'
|
lämpimämmät 'warmer; pl.' |
t/tt |
tilatut 'ordered;
pl.'
|
tilattu 'ordered' |
s/ss |
valoisa 'light'
|
taloissa '(in the) houses' |
n/nn |
jakanut '(has/have)
divided'
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tavannut '(has/have) met' |
l/ll |
pilailut 'jokes'
|
pilaillut '(has/have) joked' |
r/rr |
kumarat 'stooped;
pl.'
|
kumarrat '(you) make a bow' |
k/kk |
lepakon 'bat;
gen.'
|
lepakko 'bat' |
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vahinko 'damage'
| vahingon 'damage; gen.' |
C/CC |
short consonant |
long consonant |
p/pp |
peipon 'finch;
gen.'
|
peippo 'finch; nom.' |
mp/mm |
kumpu 'hill; nom.'
|
kummun 'hill; gen.' |
cf. |
amme 'vat, tub; nom.'
|
ammeen 'vat, tub; gen.' (/mm/ is preserved) |
t/tt |
peiton 'cover;
gen.'
|
peitto 'cover; nom.' |
cf. |
kissan 'cat; gen.'
|
kissa 'cat; nom.' (/ss/ is preserved) |
nt/nn |
kanto 'stump;
nom.'
|
kannon 'stump; gen.' |
cf. |
kannu 'can; nom.'
|
kannun 'can; gen.' (/nn/ is preserved |
lt/ll |
valta 'power;
nom.'
|
vallan 'power; gen.' |
cf. |
villi 'wild; nom.'
|
villin 'wild; gen.' (/ll/ is preserved) |
rt/rr |
parta 'beard;
nom.'
|
parran 'beard; gen.' |
rs/rr |
korsi 'straw;
nom.'
|
korren 'straw; gen.' |
cf. |
mirri 'pussy(cat); nom.'
|
mirrin 'pussy(cat); gen.' (/rr/ is preserved) |
k/kk |
peikon 'goblin;
gen.'
|
peikko 'goblin; nom.' |
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