Finnish

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Etymology

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Originally a suffixed (possessive) allative of jälki – e.g. "jäljelleen". Cognates include Ingrian jällee, Karelian jälelläh, and Estonian jälle.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjælːeːn/, [ˈjælːe̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ælːeːn
  • Syllabification(key): jäl‧leen

Adverb

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jälleen

  1. again, once again, once more

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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