varsinkaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsiŋkɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠iŋkɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑrsiŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): var‧sin‧kaan
Adverb edit
varsinkaan
- (chiefly in the negative) especially (not)
- eikä varsinkaan häntä ― and especially not him
Usage notes edit
| polarity pair |
positive | varsinkin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | varsinkaan |
Further reading edit
- “varsinkaan”, 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 2023-07-04