nimenomaan
Finnish
Etymology
From nimen (“of name”) omaan (“in(to) its own”), "in(to) its own name", later "as the name states" and simply "actually, in actuality".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnimenˌomɑːn/, [ˈnime̞nˌo̞mɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -omɑːn
- Syllabification(key): ni‧men‧o‧maan
Adverb
nimenomaan
- precisely, specifically
- Nimenomaan tästä syystä uskon, että on parempi, että me lähdemme.
- It is precisely for this reason that I believe it is better that we leave.
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Further reading
- “nimenomaan”, 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 2023-07-03
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