kontallaan

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive of the stem kontta- (from the verb kontata (“to crawl on all fours”)) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkontɑlːɑːn/, [ˈko̞n̪t̪ɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ontɑlːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): kon‧tal‧laan
  • Hyphenation(key): kon‧tal‧laan

Adverb

kontallaan

  1. on all fours (in the position of supporting oneself with one's hands and knees and not having the belly touching the ground)
    Miksi olet kontallasi?
    Why are you on all fours?

Inflection

→○ allative kontalleen
○ adessive kontallaan
○→ ablative kontaltaan
Personal/possessive forms of kontallaan
no possessor —
possessor singular plural
1st person kontallani kontallamme
2nd person kontallasi kontallanne
3rd person kontallaan
kontallansa

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Further reading

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