tismalleen

Finnish

Etymology

From a variant of the stem täsmä-, formed in the same way as täsmälleen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtismɑlːeːn/, [ˈt̪is̠mɑ̝lːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ismɑlːeːn
• Syllabification^(key): tis‧mal‧leen

Adverb

tismalleen (colloquial)

1. precisely, to a tee

Synonyms

• prikulleen
• pilkulleen
• tarkalleen
• tasan

Further reading

• “tismalleen”, 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

Anagrams

• metallisen