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etukäteen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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etu- (“fore-”) +‎ käteen (“hand”, illative), probably a calque of Swedish på förhand; compare English beforehand

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈetuˌkæteːn/, [ˈe̞t̪uˌk̟æt̪e̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -æteːn
  • Syllabification(key): e‧tu‧kä‧teen
  • Hyphenation(key): etu‧käteen

Adverb

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etukäteen

  1. beforehand, in advance
    Synonyms: ennalta, ennakolta

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Ingrian: etukättee (calque)

Further reading

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