oivallisesti

Finnish

Etymology

oivallinen (“excellent”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoi̯ʋɑlːisestiˣ/, [ˈo̞i̯ʋɑ̝lːiˌs̠e̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -esti
• Syllabification^(key): oi‧val‧li‧ses‧ti

Adverb

oivallisesti (comparative oivallisemmin, superlative oivallisimmin)

1. excellently
2. (academic degree) summa cum laude

Synonyms

• (excellently): erinomaisesti
• (summa cum laude): erinomaisin arvosanoin

Further reading

• “oivallisesti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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