sepposen

Finnish

Etymology

Genitive of sep(p)o- +‎ -nen, with an alliterative initial component; compare apposen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsepːosen/, [ˈs̠e̞pːo̞s̠e̞n]
• Rhymes: -epːosen
• Hyphenation^(key): sep‧po‧sen

Adverb

sepposen (informal)

1. Intensifier used before selällään (“wide open”) and selälleen (“(into being) wide open”).

Further reading

• “sepposen”, 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