kumpainenkaan

Finnish

Etymology

kumpainen + -kaan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpɑi̯neŋkɑːn/, [ˈkumpɑ̝i̯ˌne̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -eŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): kum‧pai‧nen‧kaan

Pronoun

kumpainenkaan (archaic)

  1. (indefinite, chiefly in the negative) neither (of two)
    Kumpainenkaan heistä ei tiennyt.
    Neither of them didn't know.

Usage notes

polarity
pair
positive kumpainenkin
negative kumpainenkaan

Synonyms

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