sivistyneesti

Finnish

Etymology

sivistynyt +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiʋistyneːstiˣ/, [ˈs̠iʋis̠tyˌne̞ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -eːsti
Syllabification^(key): si‧vis‧ty‧nees‧ti

Adverb

sivistyneesti (comparative sivistyneemmin, superlative sivistyneimmin)

in a civilized or sophisticated manner

Further reading

“sivistyneesti”, 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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