peräkkäin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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perä +‎ -kkäin (situative singular). Compare Karelian peräkkäh.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈperækːæi̯n/, [ˈpe̞rækːæi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -erækːæin
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧räk‧käin

Adverb

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peräkkäin

  1. successively, one after the other, one after another, on the trot, in a row
  2. running (consecutively, in a row)
    Äidin mansikkahillo voitti ensimmäisen palkinnon kolmena vuonna peräkkäin.
    Mom's strawberry jam won the first prize three years running.

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