varsinkaan

Finnish

Etymology

varsin +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrsiŋkɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠iŋkɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsiŋkɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): var‧sin‧kaan

Adverb

varsinkaan

1. (chiefly in the negative) especially (not)

   eikä varsinkaan häntä ― and especially not him

Usage notes

polarity pair	positive	varsinkin
	negative	varsinkaan

Further reading

• “varsinkaan”, 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 2023-07-04