humalaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhumɑlɑːn/, [ˈhumɑ̝lɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -umɑlɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): hu‧ma‧laan
  • Hyphenation(key): hu‧ma‧laan

Noun

humalaan

  1. illative singular of humala

Adverb

humalaan

  1. (of result) drunk, intoxicated (into the state of intoxication from alcohol)
    Synonyms: juovuksiin, (colloquial) känniin
    tulla humalaanto get drunk
    Join itseni humalaan.
    I drank to get drunk.

Usage notes

  • This is a stylistically neutral, at most slightly formal, term.

Inflection

→○ illative humalaan
inessive humalassa
○→ elative

Derived terms

compounds