kunnekaan

Finnish

Etymology

kunne +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunːeˣkɑːn/, [ˈkunːe̞kːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -unːekːɑːn
• Hyphenation^(key): kun‧ne‧kaan

Adverb

kunnekaan (archaic)

1. (chiefly in the negative) in (n)either direction

Related terms

polarity pair	positive	kunnekin
	negative	kunnekaan

Further reading

• “kunnekaan”, 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