milloinkin
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]mikin + -lloin (temporal singular)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmilːoi̯ŋkin/, [ˈmilːo̞i̯ŋk̟in]
- Rhymes: -ilːoiŋkin
- Hyphenation(key): mil‧loin‧kin
Pronoun
[edit]milloinkin
- whenever; used to signify temporal uncertainty or randomness, normally precede by an interrogative
- Kenen kanssa syöt lounasta? -Kenen milloinkin.
- With whom do you eat lunch? -Varies, whomever.
- Näen heitä missä milloinkin.
- I see them one day here, another day there.
Further reading
[edit]- “milloinkin”, 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 2023-12-01