vanhemmiten

Finnish

Etymology

vanhempi +‎ -ten (causative plural)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnhemːiten/, [ˈʋɑ̝nhe̞mˌmit̪e̞n]
Rhymes: -iten
Syllabification^(key): van‧hem‧mi‧ten

Adverb

vanhemmiten

In later life, the older one gets.
Vanhemmiten tulet huomaamaan, miten aika kuluu yhä nopeammin.
In later life you'll notice how time goes by faster and faster.

Further reading

“vanhemmiten”, 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 2023-07-04

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