helvetisti

Finnish

Etymology

helvetti +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelʋetistiˣ/, [ˈhe̞lʋe̞ˌt̪is̠ti(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -isti
  • Syllabification(key): hel‧ve‧tis‧ti
  • Hyphenation(key): hel‧ve‧tis‧ti

Adverb

helvetisti (not comparable) (vulgar)

  1. like hell (in a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon)
  2. (so) damn (intensifier with verbs or of quantity)

Further reading

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