tanttamaisesti

Finnish

Etymology

tanttamainen +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑntːɑmɑi̯sestiˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝n̪t̪ːɑ̝ˌmɑ̝i̯s̠e̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑisesti
• Syllabification^(key): tant‧ta‧mai‧ses‧ti

Adverb

tanttamaisesti (colloquial)

1. in a way that is like or similar to an elder woman

Further reading

• “tanttamaisesti”, 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