yhdesti

Finnish

Etymology

The multiplicative case of yksi (“one”); yksi +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyhdestiˣ/, [ˈyçde̞s̠t̪i(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -yhdesti
• Syllabification: yh‧des‧ti

Adverb

yhdesti (not comparable)

1. once

   Olen tavannut hänet yhdesti.

   I have met him once.

Usage notes

Although grammatically fully correct, yhdesti is, both in standard Finnish and in spoken Finnish, practically always replaced by saying (yhden) kerran – yhdesti is, however, quite normally used in mathematics.

Anagrams

• yhdiste