aikoa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *aikoidak, equivalent to aika (“time”) +‎ -oa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯koɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ko̞ɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑikoɑ Syllabification(key): ai‧ko‧a Hyphenation(key): ai‧koa === Verb === aikoa (intransitive) to plan to do, intend to do, aim to do; to be going to do, will do [with first infinitive] to plan to be, intend to be, aim to be, strive to be [with translative] Synonym: pyrkiä ==== Usage notes ==== aikoa has a sense of (more or less) strong determination to do something. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== suunnitella, (colloquial) meinata ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “aikoa”, 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 2 July 2023