suht

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Clipping of suhteliselt.

Adverb

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suht (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) relatively, comparatively, quite, pretty

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Clipping of suhteellisen. Compare Estonian suht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsuht/, [ˈs̠uxt̪]
  • Rhymes: -uht
  • Syllabification(key): suht

Adverb

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suht (not comparable) (informal)

  1. relatively, quite, pretty
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:melko
    • 2023 May 28, Veli-Pekka Lehtonen, “Kaurismäen Cannes-palkinnossa on karvas maku, mutta sitä kannattaa silti juhlia”, in Helsingin Sanomat[1], retrieved 28 May 2023:
      On suht ainutlaatuista voittaa mitään palkintoa elokuvan olympialaisiksi kutsutussa tapahtumassa, johon parhaat pyrkivät ja jonne harva koskaan edes pääsee.
      It is quite unique to win any award in the event known as the Olympics of cinema, where the best strive to be and few ever get.

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Further reading

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *suhti, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz. Equivalent to sēoc +‎ . Cognate with Old Saxon suht, Old High German suht, Old Norse sótt, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (sauhts).

Noun

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suht f

  1. (rare) sickness

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Descendants

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References

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *suhtiz, whence also Old English suht, Old Norse sótt.

Noun

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suht f

  1. sickness