lainkaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯ŋkɑːn/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ŋkɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): lain‧kaan
  • Hyphenation(key): lain‧kaan

Etymology 1

From lain +‎ -kaan, from the instructive plural of laji (compare lainen).

Adverb

lainkaan (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly in the negative) at all
    Oletko lainkaan tehnyt läksyjäsi?
    Have you done your homework at all?
    En lainkaan.
    Not at all
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Etymology 2

Noun

lainkaan

  1. genitive singular of laki (with enclitic -kaan)

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