edestakaisin
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈedesˌtɑkɑi̯sin/, [ˈe̞de̞s̠ˌtɑ̝kɑ̝i̯s̠in]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑisin
- Syllabification(key): e‧des‧ta‧kai‧sin
- Hyphenation(key): edes‧takai‧sin
Adverb
edestakaisin
- back and forth, to and fro
- liikkua edestakaisin ― to move back and forth; to reciprocate (to move back and forth between two extreme positions, such as a piston)
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Further reading
- “edestakaisin”, 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 2 July 2023