ojolleen

Finnish

Etymology

ojolle +‎ -en (3rd person possessive suffix); the possessive suffix does not change the meaning

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈojolːeːn/, [ˈo̞jo̞lːe̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ojolːeːn
  • Syllabification(key): o‧jol‧leen
  • Hyphenation(key): ojol‧leen

Adverb

ojolleen

  1. outstretched (describes the change to the outstretched state, usually can be translated into English with the verb "stretch out")
    He laittoivat kädet ojolleen ja juoksivat toisiaan vastaan.
    They stretched out their arms and ran towards each other.

Inflection

→○ illative ojolleen
○ inessive ojollaan
○→ elative –

Synonyms

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