varhaisintaan

Finnish

Etymology

The partitive singular of varhaisin (“earliest”) (superlative of varhainen) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrhɑi̯sintɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rhɑ̝i̯ˌs̠in̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -intɑːn
Syllabification^(key): var‧hai‧sin‧taan

Adverb

varhaisintaan

at the earliest, not earlier than

Synonyms

aikaisintaan

Further reading

“varhaisintaan”, 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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