alun pitäen

See also: alunpitäen

Finnish

Alternative forms

alunpitäen (proscribed)

Etymology

From alun (“beginning, start”, causative) + pitäen. Compare alusta pitäen, heti pitäen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑlun ˈpitæen/, [ˈɑ̝lum ˈpit̪æe̞n]

Adverb

alun pitäen (not comparable)

originally (as it was in the beginning)
Synonyms: see alun perin

Further reading

“alun pitäen”, 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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