yhdesti

Finnish

Etymology

yksi (“one”) +‎ -sti (multiplicative)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyhdestiˣ/, [ˈyçde̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -yhdesti
• Syllabification^(key): yh‧des‧ti

Adverb

yhdesti (not comparable)

1. (chiefly mathematics) once

   Olen tavannut hänet yhdesti.

   I have met him once.

Usage notes

Although grammatically fully correct, yhdesti is, both in standard Finnish and in spoken Finnish, practically always replaced by saying (yhden) kerran – yhdesti is, however, quite normally used in mathematics.

Further reading

• “yhdesti”, 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

Anagrams

• yhdiste