mikäkin

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

form of mikä (with enclitic -kin)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmikækin/, [ˈmik̟æk̟in]
  • Rhymes: -ikækin
  • Syllabification(key): mi‧kä‧kin

Pronoun[edit]

mikäkin

  1. which (used always in connection with another interrogative pronoun)
    minne mikäkin kuuluu?which belongs where?
  2. Only used in milloin mikäkin
  3. (often derogatory) some kind of (often with kuin (like))
    Hän huutaa kuin mikäkin hinaaja.
    He yells like some kind of a tugboat.

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Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

polarity
pair
positive mikin, mikäkin
negative mikään

Adverb[edit]

mikäkin

  1. (used to deny whatever follows) some
    Mikäkin partiolainen! Ei osaa edes nappia ommella!
    Some scout he is! He cannot even sew a button!

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