harvakseltaan
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A form of otherwise unattested *harvas,[1] which is equivalent to harva + -s.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑkseltɑːn/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋɑ̝kˌs̠e̞l̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -eltɑːn
- Hyphenation(key): har‧vak‧sel‧taan
Adverb
[edit]harvakseltaan
- infrequently (with long intervals), seldom, rarely
- sparsely
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “harvakseltaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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