sittenkin

Finnish

Etymology

sitten +‎ -kin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitːeŋkin/, [ˈs̠it̪ːe̞ŋk̟in]
• Rhymes: -itːeŋkin
• Syllabification^(key): sit‧ten‧kin

Adverb

sittenkin

1. (chiefly in the positive) after all, on second thought

   Kesä ehkä sittenkin meni jo.

   Perhaps summer is already gone, after all.

Usage notes

polarity pair	positive	sittenkin
	negative	sittenkään

Further reading

• “sittenkin”, 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