aiemmin

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.emːin/, [ˈɑ̝i̯.e̞mːin]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiemːin
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧em‧min
  • Hyphenation(key): ai‧em‧min

Adverb

aiemmin

  1. comparative degree of aikaisin; earlier, hitherto, sooner (before now or a stated point of time in the past, up to this or that time)
    Kukaan ei ollut aiemmin onnistunut lentämään miehitettyä, ohjailtavaa ja ilmaa raskaampaa ilma-alusta.
    Nobody had hitherto managed to fly a manned, controlled and heavier-than-air aircraft.

Synonyms

Adjective

aiemmin

  1. instructive plural of aiempi

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