sinnepäin

Finnish

Alternative forms

• sinne päin

Etymology

sinne +‎ päin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsinːeˣˌpæi̯n/, [ˈs̠inːe̞p̚ˌpæi̯n]
• Rhymes: -æin
• Syllabification^(key): sin‧ne‧päin

Adverb

sinnepäin

1. (in) that direction, that way (into a direction referred to but not pointed at by the speaker)
2. (figuratively) something like that

Further reading

• “sinnepäin”, 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