juovuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of juopua (“to get drunk”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuo̯ʋuksiːn/, [ˈjuo̞̯ʋuks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -uoʋuksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): juo‧vuk‧siin
  • Hyphenation(key): juo‧vuk‧siin

Adverb

juovuksiin

  1. (of result) intoxicated, drunk (to the state of drunkenness)
    Synonyms: see humalaan
    tulla juovuksiin ― to get drunk

Usage notes

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

Inflection

→○ illative juovuksiin
○ inessive juovuksissa
○→ elative –

Further reading

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