kahdesti
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kaksi (“two”) + -sti (multiplicative singular). Compare Karelian kahičči, Erzya кавксть (kavksť).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɑhdestiˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝xde̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑhdesti
- Syllabification(key): kah‧des‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): kah‧des‧ti
Adverb
[edit]kahdesti (not comparable)
- twice
- Olen tavannut hänet kahdesti.
- I have met him twice.
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kahdesti”, 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 2 July 2023