juovuksissa

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjuo̯ʋuksisːɑ/, [ˈjuo̞̯ʋukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -isːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): juo‧vuk‧sis‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): juo‧vuk‧sis‧sa

Adverb

juovuksissa

  1. (of state) intoxicated, drunk, under the influence, wasted (in the state of drunkenness)
    Synonyms: see humalassa
    olla juovuksissa ― to be drunk

Usage notes

  • This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
  • This is a stylistically neutral, at most slightly formal, term.

Inflection

→○ illative juovuksiin
○ inessive juovuksissa
○→ elative –

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