hetimmiten
Finnish
Alternative forms
- hetimiten (dialectal)
Etymology
From heti (“immediately”) + -immin (superlative suffix) + -ten (causative plural). Compare pikimmiten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhetimːiten/, [ˈhe̞t̪imˌmit̪e̞n]
- Rhymes: -iten
- Syllabification(key): he‧tim‧mi‧ten
- Hyphenation(key): he‧tim‧mi‧ten
Adverb
hetimmiten (not comparable) (informal)
- at once, as soon as possible
- Synonyms: pikimmiten, heti pitäen, see also pian
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hetimmiten”, 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