puolitankoon

Finnish

Etymology

Illative of puoli- +‎ tanko

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯liˌtɑŋkoːn/, [ˈpuo̞̯liˌt̪ɑ̝ŋko̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkoːn
  • Syllabification(key): puo‧li‧tan‧koon
  • Hyphenation(key): puoli‧tankoon

Adverb

puolitankoon

  1. To half-mast.
    Surupäivänä liput on laskettu puolitankoon ympäri maata.
    On the day of mourning, flags are flown at half-mast around the country.

Inflection

→○ illative puolitankoon
○ inessive puolitangossa
○→ elative –

Further reading

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