nytten
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Proto-Finnic *nüküden. Equivalent to nyky- + -ten. Compare nyt (“now”), nykyisin (“these days”). Cognates include Ludian nügüde, nügüdelin, Veps nügüden, nügüdi and Votic nüttä.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
nytten (comparative nyttemmin, no superlative) (informal)
References edit
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “nytten”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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