solkenaan
Finnish
Etymology
From solki + -na + -an, by confusion with solkea, which is a variant of solea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsolkenɑːn/, [ˈs̠o̞lk̟e̞nɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -olkenɑːn
- Syllabification(key): sol‧ke‧naan
- Hyphenation(key): sol‧ke‧naan
Adverb
solkenaan
- continuously and in large quantity
- Vettä tuli solkenaan.
- The rain poured down.
- Hän puhui solkenaan koko illan.
- She blabbed continuously all the evening.
Further reading
- “solkenaan”, 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