huitsin

Finnish

Etymology

Genitive singular of huitsi, a variant of huisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhui̯tsin/, [ˈhui̯ts̠in]
• Rhymes: -uitsin
• Syllabification^(key): huit‧sin

Adverb

huitsin (colloquial)

1. An intensifier in some idioms expressing an out-of-the-way location.

Derived terms

• Huitsin Nevada

Further reading

• “huitsin”, 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