autuaasti
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯tuɑːstiˣ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪uˌɑ̝ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑːsti
- Syllabification(key): au‧tu‧aas‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): au‧tu‧aas‧ti
Adverb
autuaasti
- blessedly (in a blessed or holy manner)
- completely; especially in combination with the verb unohtaa (“to forget”)
- Olin autuaasti unohtanut hääpäivämme.
- I had completely forgotten our anniversary.
Further reading
- “autuaasti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023