edes

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • even suggesting an absolute minimum in a question
  • at least suggesting an absolute minimum in a positive statement
  • anyway in any event
  • even, so much as suggesting the lack of even a minimum of something in a negative statement
  • (as modifier) for-, fore-, forth signifies being in front of something, often figuratively
  • (as) on, onward (in some time-related expressions)

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish esi- (pre-, fore-).

Origin

Finnish

esi-

Gloss

pre-, fore-

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