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äsken

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See also: asken and æsken

Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Ante Aikio (2020), from Proto-Finnic *äisäk (see Võro äisäq), from Proto-Uralic *äńćä. This suggests a development from *äisäk > *äisäk(k)V- > *äiskV- > *eskV-/äskV-. Related to Estonian äsja, Karelian äsken, Ludian äskei, Veps eskai, Moksha [script needed] (äźkä).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæsken/, [ˈæs̠k̟e̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æsken
  • Hyphenation(key): äs‧ken

Adverb

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äsken (not comparable)

  1. just now, a while/moment ago
    Synonyms: juuri, just, justiin, justiinsa, äskettäin

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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Further reading

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  • äsken”, 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
  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)[2]

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