huitsin
Finnish
Etymology
Genitive singular of huitsi, a variant of huisi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhui̯tsin/, [ˈhui̯ts̠in]
- Rhymes: -uitsin
- Syllabification(key): huit‧sin
- Hyphenation(key): huit‧sin
Adverb
huitsin (colloquial)
- An intensifier in some idioms expressing an out-of-the-way location.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “huitsin”, 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