kymmenesti

Finnish

Etymology

kymmenen (“ten”) +‎ -sti (multiplicative)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkymːenestiˣ/, [ˈk̟ymːe̞ˌne̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -esti
Syllabification^(key): kym‧me‧nes‧ti

Adverb

kymmenesti (not comparable) (rare)

ten times
Olen tavannut hänet kymmenesti.
I have met him ten times.

Synonyms

kymmenen kertaa

Further reading

“kymmenesti”, 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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