päivää

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: päi‧vää
• IPA^(key): /ˈpæiʋæː/

Noun

päivää

1. Partitive singular form of päivä.
2. time of day, hello; as in expression sanoa päivää (“to give the time of day”)

   Jos et ole hänen mielestään kylliksi rikas, hän ei sano sinulle edes päivää.

   If he doesn't think you are rich enough, he won't even give you the time of day.

   If he doesn't think you are rich enough, he won't even say hello to you.

Interjection

päivää

1. good day, hello; short of hyvää päivää