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yksi.

one

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈyksi/[ˈyks̠i]

  1. one

    Minulla on vain yksi omena.
    Kristinuskossa on vain yksi Jumala.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ükci (compare Estonian üks), from Proto-Uralic *ükte (compare Northern Sami okta, Erzya вейке (vejke), Eastern Mari ик (ik), Udmurt одӥг (odig), Northern Mansi акв (akv), аква (akva)).

det/ˈyksi/[ˈyks̠i]

  1. one (first mentioned of two things or people)

    yksi ja toinen

  2. one (particular; one out of many)

  3. a/an, some (as a kind of indefinite article)

    colloquial
    yks mies käveli tost ohi
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ükci (compare Estonian üks), from Proto-Uralic *ükte (compare Northern Sami okta, Erzya вейке (vejke), Eastern Mari ик (ik), Udmurt одӥг (odig), Northern Mansi акв (akv), аква (akva)).

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