mahtailevasti

Finnish

Etymology

mahtaileva +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑhtɑi̯leʋɑstiˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝xt̪ɑ̝i̯le̞ˌʋɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑsti
• Syllabification^(key): mah‧tai‧le‧vas‧ti

Adverb

mahtailevasti (comparative mahtailevammin, superlative mahtailevimmin)

1. pretentiously, showily
2. grandiosely, classily

Further reading

• “mahtailevasti”, 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 2023-07-03