vieläkin

Finnish

Etymology

vielä (“still”) +‎ -kin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋie̯lækin/, [ˈʋie̞̯læk̟in]
  • Rhymes: -ielækin
  • Syllabification(key): vie‧lä‧kin
  • Hyphenation(key): vie‧lä‧kin

Adverb

vieläkin

  1. (emphatic) still (up to a time, as in the preceding time)
    Ovatko he vieläkin täällä?
    Are they still here?
  2. all the more, even more (more notably due to additional information)
    Lytlen kehittyminen nyrkkeilijänä on vieläkin huomattavampaa, kun otetaan huomioon hänen erityiset olosuhteensa.
    Lytle’s progress as a boxer is all the more remarkable when taking into account his unique circumstances.

Usage notes

polarity
pair 		positive vieläkin
negative vieläkään

Synonyms

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