kumminkaan
Finnish
Etymology
The instructive plural of kumpi with the clitic + -kaan. Equivalently, the instructive plural of kumpikaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkumːiŋkɑːn/, [ˈkumːiŋkɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -umːiŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): kum‧min‧kaan
- Hyphenation(key): kum‧min‧kaan
Adverb
kumminkaan
- (chiefly in the negative) synonym of kuitenkaan (all senses)
Usage notes
| polarity pair |
positive | kumminkin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | kumminkaan |
Further reading
- “kumminkaan”, 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