ensinnäkään

Finnish

Etymology

Old consonant-stem essive of ensin (“first”) +‎ -kään.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈensinːækæːn/, [ˈe̞ns̠inˌnæk̟æːn]
Rhymes: -ækæːn
Syllabification^(key): en‧sin‧nä‧kään

Adverb

ensinnäkään

(chiefly in the negative) firstly, first of all, for one

Usage notes

polarity pair	positive	ensinnäkin
polarity pair	negative	ensinnäkään

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