väkisin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *väkicin, equivalent to väki (force) +‎ -isin, or the instructive plural of väkinen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋækisin/, [ˈʋæk̟is̠in]
  • Rhymes: -ækisin
  • Syllabification(key): vä‧ki‧sin

Adverb

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väkisin

  1. by force, involuntarily
  2. (figuratively) in a forced manner (produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere)

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