nimenomaan

Finnish

Etymology

From nimen (“of name”) omaan (“in(to) its own”), "in(to) its own name", later "as the name states" and simply "actually, in actuality".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnimenˌomɑːn/, [ˈnime̞nˌo̞mɑːn]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧men‧o‧maan

Adverb

nimenomaan

  1. precisely, specifically
    Nimenomaan tästä syystä uskon, että on parempi, että me lähdemme.
    It is precisely for this reason that I believe it is better that we leave.

Synonyms

Interjection

nimenomaan

  1. absolutely!, definitely! (expression of agreement with another speaker)
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