paisuksiin
Finnish
Etymology
The illative plural of paisua (“to swell”) + -ksi-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯suksiːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯s̠uks̠iːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑisuksiːn
- Syllabification(key): pai‧suk‧siin
- Hyphenation(key): pai‧suk‧siin
Adverb
paisuksiin
- Used to indicate that something becomes or has become swollen.
- Söimme mahamme paisuksiin.
- We ate so much that our stomachs swelled.
Inflection
| →○ | illative | paisuksiin |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | paisuksissa |
| ○→ | elative | – |
Further reading
- “paisuksiin”, 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