vaiteliaasti

Finnish

Etymology

vaitelias +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑi̯teliɑːstiˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯t̪e̞liˌɑ̝ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑːsti
Syllabification^(key): vai‧te‧li‧aas‧ti

Adverb

vaiteliaasti (comparative vaiteliaammin, superlative vaiteliaimmin)

silently, without speaking anything

Further reading

“vaiteliaasti”, 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 2023-07-04

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