miltei

Finnish

Etymology

milt(ä) +‎ ei

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiltei̯/, [ˈmil̪t̪e̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -iltei
• Syllabification^(key): mil‧tei

Adverb

miltei

1. almost, nearly

   Eihän meillä ole rahaa miltei mihinkään saati lapsen elättämiseen.

   We don't have money for almost anything, let alone for raising a child.

Further reading

• “miltei”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• telmii