monasti
Finnish
editEtymology
editThe -a- is not fully explained, but may be by analogy with kolmasti or be influence from moniaasti (monias).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editmonasti (not comparable) (nonstandard)
- Alternative form of monesti (“many times; often”).
Further reading
edit- “monasti”, 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