Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kitinen

/ˈkɪtɪnɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kiti-nen
IPA: /ˈkɪtɪnɛn/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major tributary of the river Kemi, Finland’s longest river.

Example Sentences

"Sederholm, who visited the district south of lake Enare in 1898, confirms Jernström’s observations; Herr Sederholm also informs me that the Jatulian quartzite, coming from Kittilä continues towards the south-east and reaches the river Kitinen north of the church of Sodankylä."
"Crossing the strip of land between the Luiro and the Kitinen I arrived at Kairala village on the Kitinen. From this village a trip was made to Suvanto village and Akankoski on the Kitinen. The return route followed the Kitinen and the Kemijoki, and then along the highroad to Rovaniemi and Kemi."
"The main rivers are the Muonio, Ounas, Ivalo, Tana, Kitinen, and Kemi. With the exception of Tana, they all drain southward into the Gulf of Bothnia."

Etymology

First attested in 1908, from Finnish Kitinen; no further etymology for the name is known.

Word Breakdown

Root: Kitinen

Questions

How do you pronounce kitinen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪtɪnɛn/.
What does kitinen mean?: A major tributary of the river Kemi, Finland’s longest river.
Where does kitinen come from?: First attested in 1908, from Finnish Kitinen; no further etymology for the name is known.

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