nimittäin

Finnish

Etymology

nimi +‎ -ttäin (distributive plural), ultimately a calque of Middle Low German nēmelīk (compare German nämlich)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnimitːæi̯n/, [ˈnimit̪ːæi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -imitːæin
  • Syllabification(key): ni‧mit‧täin
  • Hyphenation(key): ni‧mit‧täin

Adverb

nimittäin

  1. namely

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Lauri Hakulinen (1955) “Suomen kielen käännöslainoista”, in Virittäjä‎[1] (in Finnish), volume 59, number 4, Kotikielen Seura, page 309 of 305–318

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