melkein

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Finnish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

The instructive plural form of the dialectal adjective melkeä. Related to melko and Karelian melki.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmelkei̯n/, [ˈme̞lk̟e̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -elkein
  • Syllabification(key): mel‧kein

Adverb[edit]

melkein

  1. almost, nearly, close to

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