aakkosellisesti

Finnish

Etymology

aakkosellinen (“alphabetical”) +‎ -sti (“ly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑːkːoselːisestiˣ/, [ˈɑːkːo̞ˌs̠e̞lːiˌs̠e̞s̠t̪i(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -esti
Syllabification^(key): aak‧ko‧sel‧li‧ses‧ti

Adverb

aakkosellisesti (comparative aakkosellisemmin, superlative aakkosellisimmin)

alphabetically
Kaikkia maailman suuria kieliä kiinaa lukuunottamatta kirjoitetaan ainakin osittain aakkosellisesti.
With the exception of Chinese, all the world's major languages are written at least partially alphabetically.

Further reading

"aakkosellisesti" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

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