lautoihin

Finnish

Etymology

  • (adverb): Literally "into the boards", referring to the boards coffins are made out of.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯toi̯hin/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯t̪o̞i̯ɦin]
  • Rhymes: -ɑutoihin
  • Syllabification(key): lau‧toi‧hin
  • Hyphenation(key): lau‧toi‧hin

Noun

lautoihin

  1. illative plural of lauta

Adverb

lautoihin

  1. (of result, idiomatic) dead

Usage notes

Used chiefly in contrast to rautoihin (“arrested”):

toinen lautoihin, toinen rautoihin ― one goes six feet under, the other to jail

Inflection

→○ illative lautoihin
○ inessive laudoissa
○→ elative –
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