asemesta

Finnish

Etymology

Elative of dialectal asen (genitive asemen), from the same root as asema.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsemestɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠e̞ˌme̞s̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -estɑ
  • Syllabification(key): a‧se‧mes‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): ase‧mes‧ta

Postposition

asemesta [with genitive]

  1. instead of, in lieu of, in place of
    Hän sai bonuksen palkankorotuksen asemesta.
    He got a cash award instead of a raise.

Further reading

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