lyhyesti

Finnish

Etymology

lyhyt +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyhyestiˣ/, [ˈlyɦyˌe̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -esti
• Syllabification^(key): ly‧hy‧es‧ti

Adverb

lyhyesti (comparative lyhyemmin, superlative lyhyimmin)

1. shortly, briefly, concisely (in few words)

   Ideat ilmaistaan yleensä lyhyemmin runomuodossa kuin proosana.

   Ideas are generally expressed more shortly in verse than in prose

See also

• lyhyesti sanottuna

Further reading

• “lyhyesti”, 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 2023-07-03