parhaimmillaankaan

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

parhaimmillaan +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrhɑi̯mːilːɑːŋkɑːn/, [ˈpɑ̝rhɑ̝i̯mˌmilːɑ̝ːŋkɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ilːɑːŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): par‧haim‧mil‧laan‧kaan

Adverb[edit]

parhaimmillaankaan (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly in the negative) at the best of times, at one's best
    Ei se parhaimmillaankaan ollut hääppöinen.
    It was nothing to write home about, even at its best.

Usage notes[edit]

polarity
pair
positive parhaimmillaankin
negative parhaimmillaankaan