ennemmin
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The instructive plural of ensi- + -mpi (comparative).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ennemmin
- rather, sooner (used of an option that the speaker prefers, especially when the speaker has two options and considers them both disagreeable, but one less so than the other)
- Heittäisin tämän ennemmin mereen kuin antaisin sinulle.
- I would rather throw this thing into the sea than give it to you.
Synonyms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ennemmin
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ennemmin”, 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