penteleesti
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpenteleːstiˣ/, [ˈpe̞n̪t̪e̞ˌle̞ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -eːsti
- Syllabification(key): pen‧te‧lees‧ti
Adverb edit
penteleesti
- Used as an intensifier; mild expletive.
Further reading edit
- “penteleesti”, 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 2023-07-03