penteleesti
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpenteleːstiˣ/, [ˈpe̞n̪t̪e̞ˌle̞ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -eːsti
- Syllabification(key): pen‧te‧lees‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): pen‧te‧lees‧ti
Adverb
penteleesti
- Used as an intensifier with verbs or of quantity; mild expletive.
Further reading
- “penteleesti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023