kumpainenkaan

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kumpainen +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpɑi̯neŋkɑːn/, [ˈkumpɑ̝i̯ˌne̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -eŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): kum‧pai‧nen‧kaan

Pronoun

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kumpainenkaan (archaic)

  1. (indefinite, chiefly in the negative) neither (of two)
    Kumpainenkaan heistä ei tiennyt.
    Neither of them didn't know.

Usage notes

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polarity
pair
positive kumpainenkin
negative kumpainenkaan

Synonyms

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Further reading

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