jalkeilla

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of jalka (“foot”) +‎ -us (*jalkudeilla > *jalkueilla > jalkeilla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkei̯lːɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝lk̟e̞i̯lːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkeilːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): jal‧keil‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): jal‧keil‧la

Adverb

jalkeilla

  1. up, on one's feet (standing up)
    Olet tänään aikaisin jalkeilla.
    You are up early today.
  2. on one's feet (being well again after a bout of illness)
    Mukava nähdä sinut taas jalkeilla.
    It's good to see you back on your feet.

Inflection

→○ allative jalkeille
○ adessive jalkeilla
○→ ablative –

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