toivottomasti

Finnish

Etymology

toivo (“hope”) +‎ -ton (“-less”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”) or toivoton (“hopeless”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoi̯ʋotːomɑstiˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯ʋo̞t̪ːo̞ˌmɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑsti
• Syllabification^(key): toi‧vot‧to‧mas‧ti

Adverb

toivottomasti (comparative toivottomammin, superlative toivottomimmin)

1. hopelessly

Synonyms

• auttamattomasti

Further reading

• “toivottomasti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03