aikoinaan
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯koi̯nɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ko̞i̯nɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑikoinɑːn
- Syllabification(key): ai‧koi‧naan
- Hyphenation(key): ai‧koi‧naan
Noun
[edit]aikoinaan
- third-person possessive form of essive plural of aika
Adverb
[edit]aikoinaan
- at one time, once; in (its) time
- Itävalta oli mahtava keisarikunta aikoinaan.
- Austria was a mighty empire in its time.
- Olen saanut seurustella ihanan tytön kanssa aikoinani.
- I got to date a lovely girl once.
Inflection
[edit]Using the first-person or second-person personal forms is optional; the third-person form can be used in all cases.
| Personal/possessive forms of aikoinaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | aikoinani | aikoinamme |
| 2nd person | aikoinasi | aikoinanne |
| 3rd person | aikoinaan aikoinansa | |
Synonyms
[edit]Noun
[edit]aikoinaan
- third-person possessive form of essive plural of aika
Further reading
[edit]- “aikoinaan”, 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 2 July 2023