See also: alunpitäen

Finnish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From alun (beginning, start, causative) + pitäen. Compare alusta pitäen, heti pitäen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlun ˈpitæen/, [ˈɑ̝lum ˈpit̪æe̞n]

Adverb edit

alun pitäen (not comparable)

  1. originally (as it was in the beginning)
    Synonyms: see alun perin

Further reading edit