perkeleesti

Finnish

Etymology

perkele +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperkeleːstiˣ/, [ˈpe̞rk̟e̞ˌle̞ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eːsti
• Syllabification^(key): per‧ke‧lees‧ti

Adverb

perkeleesti (not comparable) (vulgar)

1. An intensifier with verbs or of quantity.

Further reading

• “perkeleesti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03