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Finnish
Etymology
From ensi- + -i- + -stä + -än. Literally, “from one's firsts”. Compare ensin (“firstly”), ennestään (“previously, already”). Cognates include Ingrian enstää.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ensistään (not comparable)
- (broadly dialectal) firstly, foremost
- Synonyms: ensin, ensimmäisenä, ekana
- Alternative forms: eistäin, eistään, ensistä, ensistäh, ensistäin, enstä, enstäh, enstäin, enstään
References
- “ensistään”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.