hetimmiten

Finnish

Alternative forms

• hetimiten (dialectal)

Etymology

From heti (“immediately”) +‎ -immin (superlative suffix) +‎ -ten (causative plural). Compare pikimmiten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhetimːiten/, [ˈhe̞t̪imˌmit̪e̞n]
• Rhymes: -iten
• Syllabification^(key): he‧tim‧mi‧ten

Adverb

hetimmiten (not comparable) (informal)

1. at once, as soon as possible

   Synonyms: pikimmiten, heti pitäen, see also pian

Derived terms

• hätimmiten

 

Further reading

• “hetimmiten”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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