alkujaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlkujɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝lkujɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑlkujɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): al‧ku‧jaan

Adverb

alkujaan (not comparable)

1. originally, initially, at first

   Synonyms: see alun perin

Related terms

• aluksi

Noun

alkujaan

1. third-person possessive form of partitive plural of alku

Further reading

• “alkujaan”, 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