huitsin

Finnish

Etymology

Genitive singular of huitsi, a variant of huisi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhui̯tsin/, [ˈhui̯ts̠in]
Rhymes: -uitsin
Syllabification^(key): huit‧sin

Adverb

huitsin (colloquial)

An intensifier in some idioms expressing an out-of-the-way location.

Derived terms

Huitsin Nevada

Further reading

“huitsin”, 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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