kulmittain
Finnish
Etymology
kulma (“corner”) + -ttain (distributive plural); "corner against corner"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkulmitːɑi̯n/, [ˈkulmit̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
- Rhymes: -ulmitːɑin
- Syllabification(key): kul‧mit‧tain
- Hyphenation(key): kul‧mit‧tain
Adverb
kulmittain
- diagonally
- Koulu on kulmittain vastapäätä kaupungintaloa.
- The school is diagonally opposite to the town hall.
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kulmittain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023