nelisen

Finnish

Etymology

neli- (“four”) +‎ -isen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnelisen/, [ˈne̞lis̠e̞n]
Rhymes: -elisen
Syllabification^(key): ne‧li‧sen

Adverb

nelisen

about four
Tämä saari on nelisen kilometriä pitkä.
This island is about four kilometers long.

Derived terms

compounds

nelisenkymmentä

See also

nelonen

Further reading

“nelisen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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