tuiki
Finnish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtui̯ki/, [ˈt̪ui̯k̟i]
- Rhymes: -uiki
- Syllabification(key): tui‧ki
- Hyphenation(key): tui‧ki
Adverb
tuiki
Usage notes
Most often used alliteratively with adjectives beginning with t-. Compare täpö, typö.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “tuiki”, 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 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtui̯kiˣ/, [ˈt̪ui̯k̟i(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -uiki
- Syllabification(key): tui‧ki
- Hyphenation(key): tui‧ki
Verb
tuiki
- present active indicative connegative of tuikkia
- Tähdet eivät tuiki avaruudessa.
- Stars don't twinkle in the space.
- second-person singular present imperative of tuikkia
- Tuiki, tuiki, tähtönen.
- Twinkle, twinkle little star.
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of tuikkia