alun pitäen

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === alunpitäen (proscribed) === Etymology === From alun (“beginning, start”, causative) + pitäen. Compare alusta pitäen, heti pitäen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlun ˈpitæen/, [ˈɑ̝lum ˈpit̪æe̞n] === Adverb === alun pitäen (not comparable) originally (as it was in the beginning) Synonyms: see alun perin === Further reading === “alun pitäen”, 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