ennestään

Finnish

Etymology

The elative singular of ensi- (ennestä) with a possessive suffix. Compare dialectal ensistään.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈenːestæːn/, [ˈe̞nːe̞s̠tæːn]
  • Rhymes: -enːestæːn
  • Syllabification(key): en‧nes‧tään

Adverb

ennestään (not comparable)

  1. previously
    Mies oli minulle ennestään tuntematon.
    The man was previously unknown to me.
  2. already
    Minulla on ennestään kaksi Van Goghia seinälläni, mutta haluaisin vielä lisää.
    I already have two Van Goghs on my wall, but I would still like to get more.

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