säntilleen
Finnish
editEtymology
editFronted from santilleen, allative plural (+ possessive suffix) of dialectal santti (“midweek holiday”), from Swedish sankt.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsæntilːeːn/, [ˈs̠æn̪t̪ilːe̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -æntilːeːn
- Syllabification(key): sän‧til‧leen
Adverb
editsäntilleen (dialectal)
- Synonym of täsmälleen
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “säntilleen”, 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