nimittäin

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Finnish

Etymology

nimi +‎ -ttäin (distributive plural), ultimately a calque of Middle Low German (compare German nämlich)[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

nimittäin

  1. namely

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Lauri Hakulinen (1955) “Suomen kielen käännöslainoista”, in Virittäjä (in Finnish), volume 59, number 4, Kotikielen Seura, pages 305–318

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