helvetisti

Finnish

Etymology

helvetti +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelʋetistiˣ/, [ˈhe̞lʋe̞ˌt̪is̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -isti
• Syllabification^(key): hel‧ve‧tis‧ti

Adverb

helvetisti (not comparable) (vulgar)

1. like hell (in a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon)
2. (so) damn (intensifier with verbs or of quantity)

Further reading

• “helvetisti”, 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 2023-07-02