vihdoin

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋihdoi̯n/, [ˈʋiçdo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ihdoin
  • Hyphenation(key): vih‧doin

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *vihtoin, possibly originally an instructive plural of *vihta (time, occasion) (in some dialects, vihdoin is attested with the meaning "once"; some Finnic cognates have different meanings, such as Veps vihtoi (long ago)). This could then be cognate with Proto-Samic *vëstē (whence Northern Sami fas (again, once more)), suggesting an earlier form *višta, which has been suggested to be a borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *wiH-to.[1]

Adverb

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vihdoin

  1. finally, at last
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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vihdoin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of vihtoa

Etymology 3

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Noun

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vihdoin

  1. instructive plural of vihta

References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN