toivottomasti

Finnish

Etymology

toivo (“hope”) +‎ -ton (“-less”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”) or toivoton (“hopeless”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtoi̯ʋotːomɑstiˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯ʋo̞t̪ːo̞ˌmɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑsti
Syllabification^(key): toi‧vot‧to‧mas‧ti

Adverb

toivottomasti (comparative toivottomammin, superlative toivottomimmin)

hopelessly

Synonyms

auttamattomasti

Further reading

“toivottomasti”, 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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