päinvastoin

See also: päin vastoin

Finnish

Etymology

From päin +‎ vastoin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpæi̯nˌʋɑstoi̯n/, [ˈpæi̯nˌʋɑ̝s̠to̞i̯n]
IPA^(key): /pæi̯nˈʋɑstoi̯n/ (emphatically)
Rhymes: -ɑstoin
Syllabification^(key): päin‧vas‧toin

Adverb

päinvastoin

conversely, vice versa, on the contrary
Hän on luonteeltaan erilainen kuin minä, mutta se ei meitä haittaa, pikemminkin päinvastoin.
He is different from me in terms of his nature, but it doesn't bother us, but rather vice versa.

Further reading

“päinvastoin”, 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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