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äkkiä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *äkkidä, the partitive singular of *äkki. Cognates include Estonian äkki, Ingrian äkkii, Karelian äkkie, Veps äkkid and Votic äčči.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈækːiæ/, [ˈækːiæ]
  • Rhymes: -ækːiæ
  • Syllabification(key): äk‧ki‧ä
  • Hyphenation(key): äk‧kiä

Adverb

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äkkiä

  1. quickly, rapidly, promptly, fast
    Nyt äkkiä tänne!
    Get over here quick!
  2. unexpectedly, out of the blue, abruptly, suddenly
    Tämä tuli kyllä vähän äkkiä, mutta totta kai minä suostun.
    This is really quite sudden, but of course I'll say yes.

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