melkein
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
The instructive plural form of the dialectal adjective melkeä. Related to melko and Karelian melki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmelkei̯n/, [ˈme̞lk̟e̞i̯n]
- Rhymes: -elkein
- Syllabification(key): mel‧kein
Further reading
- “melkein”, 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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