nokakkain

Finnish

Etymology

nokka +‎ -kkain (situative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnokɑkːɑi̯n/, [ˈno̞kɑ̝kːɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -okɑkːɑin
• Syllabification^(key): no‧kak‧kain
• Hyphenation^(key): no‧kak‧kain

Adverb

nokakkain

1. (of vehicles) front to front, front against front
2. (informal) face to face

Further reading

• “nokakkain”, 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 3 July 2023