ikimaailmassa

Finnish

Etymology

Contraction of ikinä (“ever”) + maailmassa (“in the world”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈikiˌmɑːilmɑsːɑ/, [ˈik̟iˌmɑ̝ːilˌmɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): i‧ki‧maa‧il‧mas‧sa

Adverb

ikimaailmassa

1. (chiefly in the negative) never ever, never in this world, never in a million years (strong rejection)

   En ikimaailmassa voisi suudella häntä.

   I could never ever kiss her. / Never in this world could I kiss her.

Further reading

• “ikimaailmassa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02