jetsulleen

Finnish

Etymology

Allative singular of an unknown root jetsu- with a possessive suffix; possibly from dialectal Swedish gäta (“to guess”), with semantic influence from just. First attested in 1908.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjetsulːeːn/, [ˈje̞ts̠ulːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -etsulːeːn
• Syllabification^(key): jet‧sul‧leen

Adverb

jetsulleen (colloquial)

1. precisely, exactly

Synonyms

• tarkalleen
• täsmälleen

Further reading

• “jetsulleen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02