etenkin

Finnish

Etymology

eten +‎ -kin, from the instructive singular of esi-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeteŋkin/, [ˈe̞t̪e̞ŋk̟in]
  • Rhymes: -eteŋkin
  • Syllabification(key): e‧ten‧kin

Adverb

etenkin (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly in the positive) especially, particularly, notably
    Synonyms: varsinkin, erityisesti, (dated) erittäinkin, eritoten, olletikin
    Antonyms: etenkään, varsinkaan

Usage notes
polarity
pair		 positive etenkin
negative etenkään

Declension
Declension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi)
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative esi- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive – –sublative – –
accusative – –lative (edes) –
inessive edessä –temporal – –
elative edestä –causative – –
illative eteen esiinmultiplicative – –
adessive edellä esillädistributive – –
ablative edeltä esiltätemp. dist. – –
allative edelle esilleprolative editse –
essive – –situative – –
translative – –oppositive – –
abessive – –
instructive etenkin
etenkään		 –
comitative – –

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