miten

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Finnish

Etymology

mi- +‎ -ten (causative singular)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiten/,
Rhymes: -iten
Syllabification^(key): mi‧ten

Adverb

miten

how (in what way)
Miten voit edes kuvitella jotain tuollaista hänestä?
How can you even imagine something like that about her/him?

Usage notes

kuinka is more formal than miten, but they are otherwise synonyms.

Synonyms

(more formal) kuinka

Derived terms

mitenkin

compounds

mitenkuten

Related terms

mitenkään

Further reading

“miten”, 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

menit, nimet

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish miten.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmiten/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmiten/,
Rhymes: -iten
Hyphenation: mi‧ten

Adverb

miten

(rare) Synonym of kuin (“how”)

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 309

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