peräti

Finnish

p
Definitions
  • Used as fortifier for adjectives, most proper translation into English being often "very" or "quite".
  • Used with numerals to indicate that the figure is either in high or low end of the ordinary range. Translated into English as "as much as, up to, even" or "as little as".

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish perä (origin, back, hind, rear, remote, back-end, tail end, stern, butt, rear aft part of anything, behind, aft, tail).

Origin

Finnish

perä

Gloss

origin, back, hind, rear, remote, back-end, tail end, stern, butt, rear aft part of anything, behind, aft, tail

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

尾

Emoji

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