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erittäin

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeritːæi̯n/, [ˈe̞rit̪ːæi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -eritːæin
  • Syllabification(key): e‧rit‧täin
  • Hyphenation(key): erit‧täin

Etymology 1

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    eri +‎ -ttäin (distributive plural). Equivalently, from the second infinitive instructive of erittää (to specify) (standard erittäen), and erittäin is very likely one of the prototypes for the -ttain suffix in general. Semantic evolution seems to run from senses 3-to-2-to-1.

    Adverb

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    erittäin (not comparable)

    1. very, extremely
      Synonyms: hyvin, niin, oikein, todella, tosi, (dated) kovin
      Coordinate term: melko
      erittäin kiitollinenvery grateful
    2. (dated) in particular, particularly
      Synonym: erityisesti
    3. (rare) synonym of eritellen (specifying, allocating)
    Derived terms
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    Further reading

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    Etymology 2

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      erä (batch) (plural stem) +‎ -ttäin (distributive plural)

      Adverb

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      erittäin (not comparable)

      1. by (the) batch

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      Ingrian

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Finnic *erei (away) +‎ -ttäin. Akin to Finnish erittäin.

      Pronunciation

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      Adverb

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      erittäin

      1. synonym of erillää
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      References

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      • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 35