ennemmin
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The instructive plural of ensi- + -mpi (comparative).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ennemmin
- rather, sooner (used of an option that the speaker prefers, especially when the speaker has two options and considers them both disagreeable, but one less so than the other)
- Heittäisin tämän ennemmin mereen kuin antaisin sinulle.
- I would rather throw this thing into the sea than give it to you.
Synonyms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ennemmin
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ennemmin”, 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 2023-07-02