aikanaan - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑnɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝nɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑikɑnɑːn
• Hyphenation^(key): ai‧ka‧naan

aikanaan

1. eventually, in due time, in due course

   Kestääkö suhde, vai päättyykö satu aikanaan?

   Will the relationship last, or will the fable end eventually?

2. in (its) time; at one time; once

   Pelé oli aikanaan maailman paras jalkapalloilija.

   Pelé was the greatest footballer in the world in his time.

Using the first-person or second-person forms is optional (the third-person form can be used instead).

Personal/possessive forms of aikanaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	aikanani	aikanamme
2nd person	aikanasi	aikananne
3rd person	aikanaan aikanansa

• aikoinaan

aikanaan

1. third-person possessive form of essive singular of aika

• “aikanaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• ainakaan