raivoissaan
Finnish
Etymology
The inessive plural of raivo (raivoissa) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯ʋoi̯sːɑːn/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯ʋo̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑiʋoisːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): rai‧vois‧saan
- Hyphenation(key): rai‧vois‧saan
Adverb
raivoissaan
- (of state) furious, raging, very angry [with elative ‘about, because of’ and allative ‘at’]; apoplectic
- Olin hyvin raivoissani siitä.
- I was furious about it.
Usage notes
This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection
| →○ | illative | raivoihinsa |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | raivoissaan |
| ○→ | elative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of raivoissaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | raivoissani | raivoissamme |
| 2nd person | raivoissasi | raivoissanne |
| 3rd person | raivoissaan raivoissansa | |
Further reading
- “raivoissaan”, 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