hemmetti

Finnish

Etymology

Minced oath version of helvetti (“hell”). Possibly inspired by dialectal himmerkki.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhemːetːi/, [ˈhe̞mːe̞t̪ːi]
Rhymes: -emːetːi
Syllabification^(key): hem‧met‧ti

Interjection

hemmetti

(minced oath) dammit, darn, blimey
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Derived terms

hemmetisti

compounds

hemmetinmoinen

Further reading

“hemmetti”, 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 2023-07-02

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