jollei

Finnish

Etymology

Univerbation of jolla (“if”) (dialectal) +‎ ei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjolːei̯/, [ˈjo̞lːe̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -olːei
• Syllabification^(key): jol‧lei
• Hyphenation^(key): jol‧lei

Conjunction

jollei

1. (subordinating) if ... not, unless

   Jollei sada, menen ulos.

   If it does not rain, I'll go out.

   Jollet tee mitään, menen ulos.

   Unless you do something, I'll go out.

Synonyms

• (if ... not, unless): ellei

See also

• jollen
• jollet
• jollemme
• jollette
• jolleivät

Further reading

• “jollei”, 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

Anagrams

• joille