ensinnäkään

Finnish

Etymology

Old consonant-stem essive of ensin (“first”) +‎ -kään.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈensinːækæːn/, [ˈe̞ns̠inˌnæk̟æːn]
  • Rhymes: -ækæːn
  • Syllabification(key): en‧sin‧nä‧kään
  • Hyphenation(key): en‧sin‧nä‧kään

Adverb

ensinnäkään

  1. (chiefly in the negative) firstly, first of all, for one

Usage notes

polarity
pair 		positive ensinnäkin
negative ensinnäkään
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