anteeksi
Finnish
Etymology
The translative singular of now archaic anne (“gift”). Compare Estonian andeks, Ingrian anteeks (in antaa anteeks), Karelian andiekši, Votic antõssi; at least some of these may be borrowed from Finnish, according to SSA.[1] For the semantic connection between giving and apologizing, compare also the formation of English forgive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑnteːksi/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪e̞ːks̠i]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑnteːksi
- Syllabification(key): an‧teek‧si
- Hyphenation(key): an‧teek‧si
Interjection
anteeksi
- sorry, I'm sorry
- Synonyms: pahoittelen, olen pahoillani, (colloquial) sori, sorge
- excuse me, excuse us
- Synonym: (informal) sori
- pardon, please repeat
- Synonym: (informal) sori
Alternative forms
- anteeks (colloquial)
Derived terms
- antaa anteeksi (“to forgive, condone”)
- pyytää anteeksi (“to apologize, ask for forgiveness”)
- suoda anteeksi (“to forgive”)
compounds
Noun
anteeksi
- translative singular of anne
References
- ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
- “anteeksi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023