nirpallaan
Finnish
Etymology
Adessive of nirppa with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnirpɑlːɑːn/, [ˈnirpɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -irpɑlːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): nir‧pal‧laan
- Hyphenation(key): nir‧pal‧laan
Adverb
nirpallaan
- (of a nose) shriveled
Inflection
| Personal/possessive forms of nirpallaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nirpallani | nirpallamme |
| 2nd person | nirpallasi | nirpallanne |
| 3rd person | nirpallaan nirpallansa | |
Further reading
- “nirpallaan”, 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 3 July 2023