kumpainenkaan
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkumpɑi̯neŋkɑːn/, [ˈkumpɑ̝i̯ˌne̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -eŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): kum‧pai‧nen‧kaan
Pronoun[edit]
kumpainenkaan (archaic)
- (indefinite, chiefly in the negative) neither (of two)
- Kumpainenkaan heistä ei tiennyt.
- Neither of them didn't know.
Usage notes[edit]
| polarity pair |
positive | kumpainenkin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | kumpainenkaan |
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kumpainenkaan”, 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 2023-07-02