mukiinmenevä

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Finnish

Etymology

From the expression mennä mukiin. mukiin is originally the illative plural form of the stem muka- also found in mukaan.[1] It has come to be associated with muki (mug) by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmukiːnˌmeneʋæ/,
  • Rhymes: -eneʋæ
  • Syllabification(key): mu‧kiin‧me‧ne‧vä

Adjective

mukiinmenevä (comparative mukiinmenevämpi, superlative mukiinmenevin)

  1. (idiomatic) decent, passable, tolerable, nothing special
    Lyöt mukiinmenevästi, mutta voimaa puuttuu!
    You're hitting ok, but you're lacking in strength!

Declension

Possessive forms of mukiinmenevä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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