kumminkaan

Finnish

Etymology

The instructive plural of kumpi with the clitic +‎ -kaan. Equivalently, the instructive plural of kumpikaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumːiŋkɑːn/, [ˈkumːiŋkɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -umːiŋkɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): kum‧min‧kaan

Adverb

kumminkaan

1. (chiefly in the negative) Synonym of kuitenkaan (all senses)

Usage notes

polarity pair	positive	kumminkin
	negative	kumminkaan

Further reading

• “kumminkaan”, 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