kiinni
Finnish
(index ki)
Etymology
From kiintää + -i. Related to kiinteä, kiinto-, kiintyä, Estonian kinni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkiːnːiˣ]
- Hyphenation: kiin‧ni
Adverb
kiinni (not comparable)
- closed
- Ovi oli kiinni.
- The door was closed.
- attached, connected, fastened (to)
- Vene on kiinni laiturissa.
- The boat is docked.
Antonyms
- (closed): auki
- (connected to): irti
Related terms
- kiinnittää
Postposition
kiinni (+ elative)
- due to, down to, depending on
- Ei se ole siitä kiinni.
- That isn't it. / It isn't down to that.
- up to (for the option or decision of)
- Se ei ole minusta kiinni.
- That isn't up to me.
Derived terms
- jäädä kiinni
- ottaa kiinni
- pitää kiinni
See also
- sulkea