kunnes

From the pronominal stem ku- (also in kuka and kun) +‎ -nnes, a terminative suffix. Compare Ingrian kunis and dialectal sinnes, the adverbial sublative suffix -nne and the adverbial lative suffix -s. Introduced into Standard Finnish from the eastern dialects in the 19th century; not used in Old Literary Finnish.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunːes/, [ˈkunːe̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -unːes
• Syllabification^(key): kun‧nes
• Hyphenation^(key): kun‧nes

kunnes

1. (subordinating) until, till

   Osoitamme mieltämme kunnes saamme tahtomme läpi.

   We will demonstrate until our demands are met.

• phrases: kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa, kunnes toisin todistetaan

• kun

• “kunnes”, 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

• sen kun