hengiltä

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheŋːiltæ/, [ˈhe̞ŋːil̪t̪æ]
  • Rhymes: -eŋːiltæ
  • Syllabification(key): hen‧gil‧tä
  • Hyphenation(key): hen‧gil‧tä

Noun

hengiltä

  1. ablative plural of henki

Adverb

hengiltä

  1. (with a verb) dead (into the state of being dead, or no longer alive)
    Synonym: kuoliaaksi
    ottaa hengiltä ― to kill
    saada hengiltä ― to get (someone) killed, have (someone) killed
    lyödä hengiltä ― to beat dead
    ampua hengiltä ― to shoot dead

Usage notes

Chiefly used with transitive verbs, not with intransitive ones (e.g. not used for "to freeze to death", for which kuoliaaksi is used).

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