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entä

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See also: enta, entá, -enta, -entae, and -ență

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed either from North Germanic (compare Old Norse enda) or from Middle Low German ende, in either case ultimately from Proto-Germanic *anþi. Compare Estonian ent (but), Ingrian entä (but, however).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈentæ/, [ˈe̞n̪t̪æ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -entæ
  • Syllabification(key): en‧tä
  • Hyphenation(key): en‧tä

Conjunction

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entä

  1. what about
    Minä lähden – entä sinä?
    I'll go – what about you?
    Sinulla on selvästi hauskaa, mutta entä minulla?
    You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?
    Entä toinen maali!
    What about the second goal!
  2. (dialectal) than (in comparisons)
    Synonym: kuin
    Meijän isä on kovempi entä teijän isä.
    My father is cooler than your father.

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