kumpainenkaan

Finnish

Etymology

kumpainen + -kaan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumpɑi̯neŋkɑːn/, [ˈkumpɑi̯ˌne̞ŋkɑːn]
  • Rhymes: -eŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): kum‧pai‧nen‧kaan

Pronoun

kumpainenkaan

  1. (indefinite, archaic, chiefly in the negative) neither (of two)
    Kumpainenkaan heistä ei tiennyt.
    Neither of them didn't know.

Usage notes

polarity
couple
positive kumpainenkin
negative kumpainenkaan

Synonyms

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