vihdoin

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋihdoi̯n/, [ˈʋiçdo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ihdoin
  • Syllabification(key): vih‧doin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vihdoin, possibly originally an instructive plural of *vihta (“time, occasion”) (in some dialects, vihdoin is attested with the meaning "once"; some Finnic cognates have different meanings, such as Veps vihtoi (“long ago”)). This could then be cognate with Proto-Samic *vëstē (whence Northern Sami fas (“again, once more”)), suggesting an earlier form *višta, which has been suggested to be a borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *wiH-to.[1]

Adverb

vihdoin

  1. finally, at last
Synonyms

Verb

vihdoin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of vihtoa

Noun

vihdoin

  1. instructive plural of vihta

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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