parisen

Finnish

Etymology

pari (“couple, pair”) +‎ -isen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrisen/, [ˈpɑ̝ris̠e̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑrisen
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ri‧sen

Adverb

parisen

1. about two, a couple

   Hän on minua parisen vuotta vanhempi.

   He is a couple of years older than me.

Synonyms

• noin kaksi
• pari

Derived terms

compounds

• parisenkymmentä
• parisensataa

 

See also

• kaksi

Further reading

• “parisen”, 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

Anagrams

• Persian, parsien, persian, rapisen

Galician

Verb

parisen

1. third-person plural imperfect subjunctive of parir