Finnish

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Etymology

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Allative singular of an unknown root jetsu- with a possessive suffix; possibly from dialectal Swedish gäta (to guess), with semantic influence from just. First attested in 1908.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjetsulːeːn/, [ˈje̞ts̠ulːe̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -etsulːeːn
  • Syllabification(key): jet‧sul‧leen

Adverb

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jetsulleen (colloquial)

  1. precisely, exactly

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Further reading

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