etenkin
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
eten + -kin, from the instructive singular of esi-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
etenkin (not comparable)
- (chiefly in the positive) especially, particularly, notably
- Synonyms: varsinkin, erityisesti, (dated) erittäinkin, eritoten, olletikin
- Antonyms: etenkään, varsinkaan
Usage notes[edit]
polarity pair |
positive | etenkin |
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negative | etenkään |
Declension[edit]
Declension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi)
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Further reading[edit]
- “etenkin”, 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 2023-07-02