sinnepäin

Finnish

Alternative forms

sinne päin

Etymology

sinne +‎ päin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsinːeˣˌpæi̯n/, [ˈs̠inːe̞p̚ˌpæi̯n]
Rhymes: -æin
Syllabification^(key): sin‧ne‧päin

Adverb

sinnepäin

(in) that direction, that way (into a direction referred to but not pointed at by the speaker)
(figuratively) something like that

Further reading

“sinnepäin”, 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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