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anteeksi.

sorry, I'm sorry

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

intj/ˈɑnteːksi/[ˈɑ̝n̪t̪e̞ːks̠i]
  1. sorry, I'm sorry

  2. excuse me, excuse us

  3. pardon, please repeat

Where this word comes from

The translative singular of now archaic anne (“gift”). Compare Estonian andeks, Ingrian anteeks (in antaa anteeks), Karelian andiekši, Votic antõssi; at least some of these may be borrowed from Finnish, according to SSA. For the semantic connection between giving and apologizing, compare also the formation of English forgive.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.