suoranaan
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuo̯rɑnɑːn/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯rɑ̝nɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -uorɑnɑːn
- Syllabification(key): suo‧ra‧naan
- Hyphenation(key): suo‧ra‧naan
Adverb
suoranaan
Usage notes
Often used in expressions of rain to express heavy rain.
Further reading
- “suoranaan”, 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