etenkin
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]eten + -kin, from the instructive singular of esi-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]etenkin (not comparable)
- (chiefly in the positive) especially, particularly, notably
- Synonyms: varsinkin, erityisesti, (dated) erittäinkin, eritoten, olletikin
- Antonyms: etenkään, varsinkaan
Usage notes
[edit]polarity pair |
positive | etenkin |
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negative | etenkään |
Declension
[edit]Declension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi)
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Further reading
[edit]- “etenkin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[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