kalpaten

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly akin to kalpea, with development like "pale" > "ugly" > "bad".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlpɑten/, [ˈkɑ̝lpɑ̝t̪e̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlpɑten
• Syllabification^(key): kal‧pa‧ten

Adverb

kalpaten

1. Only used in käydä kalpaten

Further reading

• “kalpaten”, 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