kauintaan

Finnish

Etymology

The partitive singular of kauin (“(lasting) the longest”) (superlative of kauko-) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯i̯ntɑːn/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯i̯n̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -ɑuintɑːn
Syllabification^(key): kau‧in‧taan

Adverb

kauintaan

at longest, not longer than (of periods of time)

Further reading

“kauintaan”, 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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