vaivoin
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯ʋoi̯n/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯ʋo̞i̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑiʋoin
- Syllabification(key): vai‧voin
- Hyphenation(key): vai‧voin
Noun
vaivoin
- instructive plural of vaiva
Adverb
vaivoin
- with difficulty
- synonym of hädin tuskin (“(only) barely”)
Further reading
- “vaivoin”, 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 4 July 2023