etevä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • competent, able, talented, brilliant
  • (pre)eminent, prominent, distinguished
  • brilliant, excellent
  • promising, up-and-coming, precocious

Etymology

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

Origin

Finnish

esi-

Gloss

pre-, fore-

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