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pakkanen

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pakkainën. Related to Estonian pakane, Ingrian pakkain, Karelian pakkaine, Veps pakaine and Votic pakkain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑkːɑnen/, [ˈpɑ̝kːɑ̝ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkːɑnen
  • Syllabification(key): pak‧ka‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): pak‧ka‧nen

Noun

pakkanen

  1. frost, sub-zero temperature of ambient air
    On kymmenen astetta pakkasta.
    The temperature is ten degrees below zero.
    Pakkanen kiristyy.
    It's getting colder. / The frost is getting worse.
    Talvella 1985–86 oli Suomessa kovat pakkaset.
    The winter of 1985–86 was very cold in Finland.
  2. (colloquial) in the red (in adessive case)
    Yhtiön tulos on vahvasti pakkasella.
    The company is heavily in the red.
  3. (colloquial, with locative cases) freezer
    Pistä se pakkaseen.
    Put it in the freezer.

Declension

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