polviltaan

Finnish

Etymology

The ablative plural of polvi (polvilta) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpolʋiltɑːn/, [ˈpo̞lʋil̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -olʋiltɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): pol‧vil‧taan
  • Hyphenation(key): pol‧vil‧taan

Adverb

polviltaan

  1. from one's knees
  2. (with action verbs) while on one's knees

Inflection

→○ allative polvilleen
adessive polvillaan
○→ ablative polviltaan
Personal/possessive forms of polviltaan
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person polviltani polviltamme
2nd person polviltasi polviltanne
3rd person polviltaan
polviltansa

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