ja niin etes

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Ingrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally: "And so forward". Compare Finnish ja niin edelleen and Estonian ja nii edasi.

Pronunciation

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  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈjɑ ˈniːn ˈetes/, [ˈjɑ ˈniːn ˈe̞te̞z̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈjɑ ˈniːn ˈetes/, [ˈjɑ ˈniːn ˈe̞d̥e̞ʒ̥]

Phrase

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ja niin etes

  1. et cetera, and so forth
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12:
      Jakotablitsa lue näi: 4 jakkaa 2-sin, 6 jakkaa 2-sin ja niin etes.
      Read the division table as follows: 4 is divisible by 2, 6 is divisible by 2 et cetera.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ja,‎ niin,‎ etes.