vähitellen

Finnish

Etymology

vähä +‎ -(i)tellen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋæhitelːen/, [ˈʋæɦiˌt̪e̞lːe̞n]
Rhymes: -elːen
Syllabification^(key): vä‧hi‧tel‧len

Adverb

vähitellen

gradually, little by little, bit by bit (in small quantities)
Yritä nyt vähitellen aikuistua!
Try to grow up little by little!

Synonyms

Further reading

“vähitellen”, 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 2023-07-04

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