maireasti
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯reɑstiˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯re̞ˌɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑsti
- Syllabification(key): mai‧re‧as‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): mai‧re‧as‧ti
Adverb
maireasti (comparative maireammin, superlative maireimmin)
- in an insincerely flattering manner, unctuously
Further reading
- “maireasti”, 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 3 July 2023