semisti

Finnish

Etymology

From semi +‎ -sti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsemistiˣ/, [ˈs̠e̞mis̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -emisti
• Syllabification^(key): se‧mis‧ti

Adverb

semisti (not comparable) (colloquial)

1. somewhat, to some extent

   Synonyms: jokseenkin, jonkin verran

   Tänään kävi semisti väkeä.

   We had an okay turnout today.

   (literally, “Today came by some amount of people.”)

   Tekis semisti mieli jäätelöä.

   I'd kind of like some ice cream right now.

   (literally, “[It] would somewhat do [my] mind of some ice cream.”)

See also

• semi-
• semi