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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *toinën. Equivalent to tuo (“that”) + -inen.
Pronunciation
Adjective
toinen
- second (after the first in a sequence)
- Synonyms: (only in some uses) kakkonen, (colloquial) toka
- kesäkuun toinen ― the second of June
- toinen maailmansota ― the Second World War
Anni on kuvassa toinen vasemmalta.- Anni is the second one from the right in the picture.
Matkustan toisessa luokassa.- I travel in the second class.
Maija tuli maaliin toisena.- Maija crossed the finish line in second place.
Tilaisuus pidetään joka toinen vuosi.- The event is held every second year.
Ulla oli minulle kuin toinen äiti- Ulla was like a second mother to me.
Pronoun
toinen
- (indefinite) other, another
Kävelin kadun toiselle puolelle.- I walked to the other side of the street.
Kun olin pieni, muutimme jatkuvasti paikasta toiseen.- When I was young we constantly moved from one place to another.
Palaan tähän asiaan toisessa yhteydessä.- I'll come back to this matter in another context.
Tunnetteko te toisenne?- Do you know each other?
- one ... the other
Toinen veljeksistä on naimisissa, toinen eronnut.- One of the brothers is married, the other is divorced.
- (in the plural) the others, other ones
Determiner
toinen
- other, another
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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