tonneittain

Finnish

Etymology

tonnei- +‎ -ttain (distributive plural)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtonːei̯tːɑi̯n/, [ˈt̪o̞nːe̞i̯t̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -onːeitːɑin
• Syllabification^(key): ton‧neit‧tain

Adverb

tonneittain

1. by ton, by the ton

Further reading

• “tonneittain”, 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 2023-07-03