äsken

See also: asken and æsken

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • äskön (dialectal)

Etymology

According to Ante Aikio (2020), from Proto-Finnic *äisäk (see Võro äisäq), from Proto-Uralic *äńćä. This suggests a development from *äisäk > *äisäk(k)V- > *äiskV- > *eskV-/äskV-. Related to Estonian äsja, Karelian äsken, Ludian äskei, Veps eskai, Moksha [script needed] (äźkä).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæsken/, [ˈæs̠k̟e̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æsken
  • Syllabification(key): äs‧ken
  • Hyphenation(key): äs‧ken

Adverb

äsken (not comparable)

  1. just now, a while/moment ago
    Synonyms: juuri, just, justiin, justiinsa, äskettäin

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

  • “äsken”, 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 4 July 2023
  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)‎[2]

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