haikeasti

Finnish

Etymology

haikea +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯keɑstiˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯k̟e̞ˌɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑsti
• Syllabification^(key): hai‧ke‧as‧ti

Adverb

haikeasti

1. wistfully, longingly
2. nostalgically
3. melancholically, sadly

Further reading

• “haikeasti”, 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