yhdesti

Finnish

Etymology

yksi (“one”) +‎ -sti (multiplicative singular)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyhdestiˣ/, [ˈyçde̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -yhdesti
  • Syllabification(key): yh‧des‧ti
  • Hyphenation(key): yh‧des‧ti

Adverb

yhdesti (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly sciences) once
    yhdesti yhtenäinen ― simply connected
    Olen tavannut hänet yhdesti.
    I have met him once.

Usage notes

Although grammatically fully correct, yhdesti is, both in standard Finnish and in spoken Finnish, practically always replaced by saying (yhden) kerran – yhdesti is, however, quite normally used in mathematics, physics and chemistry.

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