ritirinnan

Finnish

Etymology

riti- (“alliterative fortifier used only in this compound”) +‎ rinnan (“abreast”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈritiˌrinːɑn/, [ˈrit̪iˌrinːɑ̝n]
Rhymes: -inːɑn
Syllabification^(key): ri‧ti‧rin‧nan

Adverb

ritirinnan

neck and neck, side by side, abreast (very close in progress, as in a race or contest)

Synonyms

Further reading

“ritirinnan”, 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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