perkeleesti
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperkeleːstiˣ/, [ˈpe̞rk̟e̞ˌle̞ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -eːsti
- Syllabification(key): per‧ke‧lees‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): per‧ke‧lees‧ti
Adverb
perkeleesti (not comparable) (vulgar)
- An intensifier with verbs or of quantity.
Further reading
- “perkeleesti”, 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