jollei
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of jolla (“if”) (dialectal) + ei
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
jollei
- (subordinating) if ... not, unless
- Jollei sada, menen ulos.
- If it does not rain, I'll go out.
- Jollet tee mitään, menen ulos.
- Unless you do something, I'll go out.
Synonyms[edit]
- (if ... not, unless): ellei
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “jollei”, 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