solkenaan

Finnish

Etymology

From solki +‎ -na +‎ -an, by confusion with solkea, which is a variant of solea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsolkenɑːn/, [ˈs̠o̞lk̟e̞nɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -olkenɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): sol‧ke‧naan

Adverb

solkenaan

1. continuously and in large quantity

   Vettä tuli solkenaan.

   The rain poured down.

   Hän puhui solkenaan koko illan.

   She blabbed continuously all the evening.

Further reading

• “solkenaan”, 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

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