istumalta

Finnish

Etymology

The ablative case of the third infinitive of istua. Most verbs do not have an ablative form of the third infinitive, but some verbs do; other forms include katsomalta, kuulemalta, näkemältä and seisomalta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈistumɑltɑ/, [ˈis̠tuˌmɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
  • Syllabification(key): is‧tu‧mal‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): is‧tu‧mal‧ta

Adverb

istumalta

  1. (figuratively) from a (specific) position or situation
    yhdeltä istumalta ― in one sitting

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