jälleen

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a suffixed (possessive) allative of jälki – e.g. "jäljelleen". Cognates include Ingrian jällee, Karelian jälelläh, and Estonian jälle.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjælːeːn/, [ˈjælːe̞ːn]
Rhymes: -ælːeːn
Syllabification^(key): jäl‧leen

Adverb

jälleen

again, once again, once more

Derived terms

compounds

References

Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

“jälleen”, 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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