asteittain
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]astei- (“degree, level”) + -ttain (distributive plural)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɑstei̯tːɑi̯n/, [ˈɑ̝s̠te̞i̯t̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑsteitːɑin
- Syllabification(key): as‧teit‧tain
Adverb
[edit]asteittain
- by degrees (in small steps)
- gradually
Synonyms
[edit]- (gradually): vähitellen
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “asteittain”, 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