på sistone

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From + sist.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /poː²sɪsˌtɔnɛ/

Adverb[edit]

sistone (not comparable)

  1. lately
    Synonyms: på senaste tiden, på sista tiden
    Var har du varit på sistone?
    Where have you been lately?

Usage notes[edit]

Often misinterpreted as having the ordinal number ending -onde which it doesn't have, hence the mispronunciation /poː²sɪsˌtɔndɛ/ and the misspelling på sistonde. This also applies with åtminstone and i förstone which are the only two other terms that end in -one.