tuoreeltaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtuo̯reːltɑːn/, [ˈt̪uo̞̯re̞ːl̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -uoreːltɑːn
Syllabification^(key): tuo‧reel‧taan

Adverb

tuoreeltaan

consumed fresh, freshly, unprepared
Mansikat ovat parhaita tuoreeltaan.
The strawberries are best when eaten fresh.

Uusi ministeri joutui tuoreeltaan lehdistön ristituleen.
The new minister had to go unprepared into the crossfire of the press.
red-handed
Huoltoaseman ryöstäjä jäi kiinni tuoreeltaan.
The gas station robber was caught red-handed.

Adjective

tuoreeltaan

ablative singular of tuore (with enclitic -an)

Further reading

“tuoreeltaan”, 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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