peräti

Finnish

Etymology

perä +‎ -ti: "all the way to the back/end"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperæti(ˣ)/, [ˈpe̞ræt̪i(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eræti
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧rä‧ti

Adverb

peräti

1. very, quite (fortifier for adjectives)

   Synonyms: aivan, kerrassaan, perin, suorastaan, vallan, varsin

   Olut on siellä peräti kallista.

   Beer is quite expensive at that place.

2. as much as/as little as, up to/down to, even (used with numerals to indicate that the figure is either in high or low end of the ordinary range)

   Synonyms: jopa, niinkin paljon/vähän kuin

   Olut maksaa siellä peräti 10 euroa.

   A beer costs as much as 10 euros there.

Further reading

• “peräti”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• peritä, pirteä, ripeät