nukuksissa

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of nukkua (“to sleep”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnukuksisːɑ/, [ˈnukukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -isːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nu‧kuk‧sis‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): nu‧kuk‧sis‧sa

Adverb

nukuksissa

  1. asleep (in a state of sleep)

Inflection

→○ illative nukuksiin
○ inessive nukuksissa
○→ elative –

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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