ritirinnan

Finnish

Etymology

riti- (“alliterative fortifier used only in this compound”) +‎ rinnan (“abreast”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈritiˌrinːɑn/, [ˈrit̪iˌrinːɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -inːɑn
• Syllabification^(key): ri‧ti‧rin‧nan

Adverb

ritirinnan

1. neck and neck, side by side, abreast (very close in progress, as in a race or contest)

Synonyms

• kylki kyljessä
• rinta rinnan
• vieri vieressä

Further reading

• “ritirinnan”, 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 2023-07-03