varsinkaan
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== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
varsin (“quite, rather”) + -kaan (enclitic particle)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsiŋkɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠iŋkɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -ɑrsiŋkɑːn
Syllabification(key): var‧sin‧kaan
Hyphenation(key): var‧sin‧kaan
=== Adverb ===
varsinkaan
(chiefly in the negative) especially (not)
eikä varsinkaan häntä ― and especially not him
==== Usage notes ====
=== Further reading ===
“varsinkaan”, 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 4 July 2023