kaikkinee

Ingrian

Etymology

From a possessed form of Proto-Finnic *kaikkinëk (“with all”). Cognate with Finnish kaikkineen.

Compare a similar semantic change in Russian совсем (sovsem, “completely”, literally “with everything”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯kːineː/, [ˈkɑi̯kːəne̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯kːineː/, [ˈkɑi̯kːine̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯kːineː
  • Hyphenation: kaik‧ki‧nee

Adverb

kaikkinee

  1. completely, totally
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Päivät kaikkinee jääti lyhheeks.
      The days completely froze short.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 123
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