painuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of painua (“to sink, droop”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯nuksiːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nuks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinuksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): pai‧nuk‧siin
  • Hyphenation(key): pai‧nuk‧siin

Adverb

painuksiin

  1. (of result) (to) droop, drooping (to the drooping state)
    Hävisimme ottelun, mutta ei anneta päidemme mennä painuksiin.
    We lost the match, but let us not allow our heads to droop.

Inflection

→○ illative painuksiin
○ inessive painuksissa
○→ elative painuksista

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