solkenaan

Finnish

Etymology

From solki +‎ -na +‎ -an, by confusion with solkea, which is a variant of solea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsolkenɑːn/, [ˈs̠o̞lk̟e̞nɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -olkenɑːn
Syllabification^(key): sol‧ke‧naan

Adverb

solkenaan

continuously and in large quantity
Vettä tuli solkenaan.
The rain poured down.

Hän puhui solkenaan koko illan.
She blabbed continuously all the evening.

Further reading

“solkenaan”, 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

Anagrams

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