ensinnäkin

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈensinːækin/, [ˈe̞ns̠inˌnæk̟in]
  • Rhymes: -ækin
  • Syllabification(key): en‧sin‧nä‧kin
  • Hyphenation(key): en‧sin‧nä‧kin

Adverb

ensinnäkin

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

Usage notes

polarity
pair 		positive ensinnäkin
negative ensinnäkään

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