miltei

Finnish

Etymology

milt(ä) +‎ ei

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiltei̯/, [ˈmil̪t̪e̞i̯]
Rhymes: -iltei
Syllabification^(key): mil‧tei

Adverb

miltei

almost, nearly
Eihän meillä ole rahaa miltei mihinkään saati lapsen elättämiseen.
We don't have money for almost anything, let alone for raising a child.

Further reading

“miltei”, 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

Anagrams

telmii

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