"vähän" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈʋæhæn/, [ˈʋæɦæn] Forms: vähemmän [comparative], vähiten [superlative]
Rhymes: -æhæn Etymology: The instructive or genitive singular of vähä. Head templates: {{head|fi|adverbs|comparative|vähemmän|||superlative|vähiten|||f1accel-form=comparative|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|f4accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} vähän (comparative vähemmän, superlative vähiten), {{fi-adv|comp=vähemmän|sup=vähiten}} vähän (comparative vähemmän, superlative vähiten)
  1. few (not many, only a small number of)
    Sense id: en-vähän-fi-adv-SOVbFMCe
  2. a little (a small amount of; to a small extent or degree)
    Sense id: en-vähän-fi-adv-8kpbbkRZ Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 27 45 9 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 45 0 27 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 45 0 28 0 0
  3. (slang, often in the beginning of a sentence) very Tags: often, slang
    Sense id: en-vähän-fi-adv-TGpIOfg9

Noun [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈʋæhæn/, [ˈʋæɦæn]
Rhymes: -æhæn Etymology: The instructive or genitive singular of vähä. Head templates: {{head|fi|noun form}} vähän
  1. genitive singular of vähä Tags: form-of, genitive, singular Form of: vähä
    Sense id: en-vähän-fi-noun-5Kzlpv7c

Adverb [Veps]

Etymology: Related to Finnish vähän. Head templates: {{head|vep|adverb}} vähän
  1. little, few
    Sense id: en-vähän-vep-adv-CDsZ~WJ8 Categories (other): Veps entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Veps entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. hardly, barely
    Sense id: en-vähän-vep-adv-vdlUPj~p

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "The instructive or genitive singular of vähä.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vähemmän",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vähiten",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "superlative",
        "8": "vähiten",
        "9": "",
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        "f2accel-form": "comparative",
        "f3accel-form": "superlative",
        "f4accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vähän (comparative vähemmän, superlative vähiten)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "vähän (comparative vähemmän, superlative vähiten)",
      "name": "fi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "monta"
        },
        {
          "word": "paljon"
        }
      ],
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        {
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            [
              8,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We were few in comparison with the enemy.",
          "text": "Meitä oli vähän verrattuna viholliseen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "few (not many, only a small number of)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vähän-fi-adv-SOVbFMCe",
      "links": [
        [
          "few",
          "few"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 45 0 27 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 45 0 28 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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              17,
              25
            ]
          ],
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            [
              20,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'd like to take a little more.",
          "text": "Ottaisin mielelläni vähän lisää.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a little (a small amount of; to a small extent or degree)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vähän-fi-adv-8kpbbkRZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "a little",
          "a little"
        ]
      ]
    },
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              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The food is very good!",
          "text": "Vähän on hyvää safkaa!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very"
      ],
      "id": "en-vähän-fi-adv-TGpIOfg9",
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, often in the beginning of a sentence) very"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the beginning of a sentence"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "often",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋæhæn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋæɦæn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æhæn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vähän"
}

{
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fi",
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        {
          "word": "vähä"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genitive singular of vähä"
      ],
      "id": "en-vähän-fi-noun-5Kzlpv7c",
      "links": [
        [
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          "vähä#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋæhæn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋæɦæn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æhæn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vähän"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Related to Finnish vähän.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "vep",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vep",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Veps entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "little, few"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "few",
          "few"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hardly, barely"
      ],
      "id": "en-vähän-vep-adv-vdlUPj~p",
      "links": [
        [
          "hardly",
          "hardly"
        ],
        [
          "barely",
          "barely"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vähän"
}
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    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish non-lemma forms",
    "Finnish noun forms",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Finnish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/æhæn",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/æhæn/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The instructive or genitive singular of vähä.",
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      "form": "vähemmän",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vähiten",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "9": "",
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        "f2accel-form": "comparative",
        "f3accel-form": "superlative",
        "f4accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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        },
        {
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        }
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              8,
              11
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              15
            ]
          ],
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          "text": "Meitä oli vähän verrattuna viholliseen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "few (not many, only a small number of)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "few",
          "few"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "paljon"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "I'd like to take a little more.",
          "text": "Ottaisin mielelläni vähän lisää.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a little (a small amount of; to a small extent or degree)"
      ],
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          "a little",
          "a little"
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      ]
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              12,
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          ],
          "english": "The food is very good!",
          "text": "Vähän on hyvää safkaa!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "very"
      ],
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          "very",
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋæhæn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋæɦæn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æhæn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vähän"
}

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    "Finnish lemmas",
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    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Finnish terms with audio pronunciation",
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          "word": "vähä"
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        "genitive singular of vähä"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋæhæn/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʋæɦæn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æhæn"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Veps entries with incorrect language header",
    "Veps lemmas"
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  "etymology_text": "Related to Finnish vähän.",
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        "little, few"
      ],
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        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "few",
          "few"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "hardly",
          "hardly"
        ],
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          "barely",
          "barely"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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