kylliksi
Finnish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the translative plural of kyllä, formerly used as a noun for "abundance".
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editkylliksi
- enough, sufficiently (manner)
- Lapseni saivat kyllikseen tästä paikasta, ja muutimme pienelle kaukaiselle saarelle täältä etelään.
- My children had enough of this place, and we moved to a small, distant island south of here.
Usage notes
editTraditionally used before nouns or on its own, while kyllin is used before adjectives or adverbs as an attribute.
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “kylliksi”, 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 2023-07-02