aikoinaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯koi̯nɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ko̞i̯nɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑikoinɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧koi‧naan

Noun

aikoinaan

1. third-person possessive form of essive plural of aika

Adverb

aikoinaan

1. at one time, once; in (its) time

   Itävalta oli mahtava keisarikunta aikoinaan.

   Austria was a mighty empire in its time.

   Olen saanut seurustella ihanan tytön kanssa aikoinani.

   I got to date a lovely girl once.

Inflection

Aikoinaan is the third person form of the adverb, which is also inflected in other persons, but unlike some similar adverbs such as mielellään, it may appear in the third person form even when referring to the speaker or their interlocutor: Olin aikoinani hyvä tanssija and Olin aikoinaan hyvä tanssija ("I was a good dancer in my time") are both standard.

Personal/possessive forms of aikoinaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	aikoinani	aikoinamme
2nd person	aikoinasi	aikoinanne
3rd person	aikoinaan aikoinansa

Synonyms

• aikanaan

Noun

aikoinaan

1. third-person possessive form of essive plural of aika

Further reading

• “aikoinaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02