semminkin

Finnish

Etymology

semmin +‎ -kin; derived from se

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsemːiŋkin/, [ˈs̠e̞mːiŋk̟in]
• Rhymes: -emːiŋkin
• Syllabification^(key): sem‧min‧kin

Adverb

semminkin (rare)

1. (chiefly in the positive) especially

   On jo harhaanjohtavaa puhua Englannin Valioliigasta semminkin kun seurojen omistajatkin ovat enimmäkseen ulkomaalaisia.

   It is misleading to talk about an English Premier League especially when even the football club owners are mostly foreign.

Usage notes

• Often used in conjunction with kun (“when”).

polarity pair	positive	semminkin
	negative	semminkään

Synonyms

• varsinkin

Further reading

• “semminkin”, 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