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melkein

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Finnish

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Etymology

The instructive plural form of the dialectal adjective melkeä. Related to melko and Karelian melki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmelkei̯n/, [ˈme̞lk̟e̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -elkein
  • Syllabification(key): mel‧kein
  • Hyphenation(key): mel‧kein

Adverb

melkein

  1. almost, nearly, close to
    Synonyms: lähes, liki

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