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voi ei

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Finnish

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Etymology

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voi (“oh”) + ei (“no”). Probably a calque of English oh no[1]

Interjection

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voi ei

  1. oh dear, oh no

References

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  1. ^ Paavo Pulkkinen (1989-03) “Ei voi olla totta! Englannin vaikutusta suomen fraaseissa”, in Kielikello‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-04
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