kuin

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n] Rhymes: -uin Syllabification(key): kuin Hyphenation(key): kuin === Etymology 1 === Originally the instructive plural of kuka; compare kuinka (which retains the -ka). ==== Conjunction ==== kuin (subordinating) as if [with conditional] ===== Synonyms ===== (as if): ikään kuin ===== Derived terms ===== kuin ... myös niin ... kuin ==== Particle ==== kuin (coordinating) as, like (coordinating) as (introduces an equative comparison) (after yhtä when comparing to a nominal, after niin with adjectives, adverbials or verbs) niin pian kuin mahdollista ― as soon as possible (coordinating, with comparative) than (introduces a comparative comparison) ===== Usage notes ===== (than, comparative): There are two comparative constructions in Finnish. ==== Adverb ==== kuin (colloquial) how? Synonym: kuinka ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “kuin”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== kuin instructive plural of kuu === Anagrams === kinu, ukin == Ingrian == === Alternative forms === kui === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *ku-. Akin to Finnish kuin and Estonian kui. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n] Rhymes: -ui̯n Hyphenation: kuin === Adverb === kuin how? how like ==== Synonyms ==== (how?): miten (how): miten === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 213 === Anagrams === niku == Middle English == === Noun === kuin (Gloucestershire) alternative form of kyn (“cows”) == Volapük == === Noun === kuin (genitive kuina, plural kuins) quintal (one hundred kilograms) ==== Declension ====