olletikaan

Finnish

Etymology

olleti +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈolːetiˣkɑːn/, [ˈo̞lːe̞ˌt̪ikːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ikːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): ol‧le‧ti‧kaan
  • Hyphenation(key): ol‧le‧ti‧kaan

Adverb

olletikaan (rare, literary)

  1. (chiefly in the negative) not especially, not particularly, not notably
    Viime kesänä, olletikaan alkukesänä, ei aurinko juuri paistanut.
    In last summer, especially (not) in the early summer, the sun hardly shone.
    En halua pelata jalkapalloa, olletikaan kun sataa.
    I don't want to play soccer, particularly (not) when it rains.

Usage notes

polarity
pair 		positive olletikin
negative olletikaan

Synonyms

Further reading

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