suunnilleen
Finnish
Etymology
The allative plural of suunta with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːnːilːeːn/, [ˈs̠uːnːilːe̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -uːnːilːeːn
- Syllabification(key): suun‧nil‧leen
Adverb
suunnilleen
- about, around, approximately, some
- odd (together with a number: about)
- Huoneessa oli suunnilleen kolmekymmentä henkeä.
- There were thirty-odd people in the room.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “suunnilleen”, 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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