nimenomaan

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From nimen (of name) omaan (in(to) its own), "in(to) its own name", later "as the name states" and simply "actually, in actuality".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnimenˌomɑːn/, [ˈnime̞nˌo̞mɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -omɑːn
  • Hyphenation(key): nimen‧omaan

Adverb

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nimenomaan

  1. precisely, specifically
    Nimenomaan tästä syystä uskon, että on parempi, että me lähdemme.
    It is precisely for this reason that I believe it is better that we leave.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Interjection

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nimenomaan

  1. absolutely!, definitely! (expression of agreement with another speaker)

Further reading

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