isällisesti

Finnish

Etymology

isällinen (“fatherly”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈisælːisestiˣ/, [ˈis̠ælːiˌs̠e̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -esti
Syllabification^(key): i‧säl‧li‧ses‧ti

Adverb

isällisesti (comparative isällisemmin, superlative isällisimmin)

In a fatherly manner.

Usage notes

In English, "fatherly" is an adjective.

Further reading

“isällisesti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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