tuiki

Finnish

Etymology 1

Akin to tuikea, perhaps from a common root *tui with tuima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtui̯ki/, [ˈt̪ui̯ki]
  • Rhymes: -uiki
  • Syllabification(key): tui‧ki

Adverb

tuiki

  1. very, extremely
    tuiki tärkeä — very important
    tuiki tavallinen — just another
Usage notes

Most often used alliteratively with adjectives beginning with t-. Compare täpö, typö.

Synonyms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtui̯kiˣ/, [ˈt̪ui̯ki(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uiki
  • Syllabification(key): tui‧ki

Verb

tuiki

  1. present active indicative connegative of tuikkia
    Tähdet eivät tuiki avaruudessa.
    Stars don't twinkle in the space.
  2. second-person singular present imperative of tuikkia
    Tuiki, tuiki, tähtönen.
    Twinkle, twinkle little star.
  3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of tuikkia
    Älä tuiki!
    Don't twinkle!

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