nimiin

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnimiːn/, [ˈnimiːn]
  • Rhymes: -imiːn
  • Syllabification(key): ni‧miin
  • Hyphenation(key): ni‧miin

Noun

nimiin

  1. illative plural of nimi

Postposition

nimiin [with genitive]

  1. (of result) in the name of (under the name or possession of; under the designation or excuse of)
    Alternative form: nimeen
    Hän pani talon lastensa nimiin.
    He put the house in the name of his children.
    Pomo vannoo aina turvallisuuden nimiin.
    The boss is always swearing in the name of security.
    Koetan saada työn valmiiksi tämän päivän nimiin.
    I shall try to get the work finished today.

Inflection

→○ illative nimiin
○ inessive nimissä
○→ elative nimistä
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