painuksissa

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯nuksisːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -isːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): pai‧nuk‧sis‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): pai‧nuk‧sis‧sa

Adverb

painuksissa

  1. (of state) drooping
    päät painuksissa ― crestfallen
    Menimme otteluun voitonvarmoina, mutta tulimme takaisin päät painuksissa.
    We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned with our heads drooping. / We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned crestfallen.

Inflection

→○ illative painuksiin
○ inessive painuksissa
○→ elative painuksista

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