turhanpäiten

Finnish

Etymology

turhan +‎ päiten

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈturhɑnˌpæi̯ten/, [ˈt̪urhɑ̝mˌpæi̯t̪e̞n]
Rhymes: -æiten
Syllabification^(key): tur‧han‧päi‧ten

Adverb

turhanpäiten

needlessly, for no reason

Further reading

“turhanpäiten”, 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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