olletikaan
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolːetiˣkɑːn/, [ˈo̞lːe̞ˌt̪ikːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ikːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): ol‧le‧ti‧kaan
Adverb
olletikaan (rare, literary)
- (chiefly in the negative) not especially, not particularly, not notably
- Viime kesänä, olletikaan alkukesänä, ei aurinko juuri paistanut.
- In last summer, especially (not) in the early summer, the sun hardly shone.
- En halua pelata jalkapalloa, olletikaan kun sataa.
- I don't want to play soccer, particularly (not) when it rains.
Usage notes
| polarity pair |
positive | olletikin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | olletikaan |
Synonyms
Further reading
- “olletikaan”, 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 2023-07-03
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