sammuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of sammua (“to go out, pass out”) with the interfix -ksi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmːuksiːn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mːuks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmːuksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): sam‧muk‧siin
  • Hyphenation(key): sam‧muk‧siin

Adverb

sammuksiin

  1. turned off (to the state of being turned off, used e.g. of lights or a machine)
    Laita valot sammuksiin!
    Turn off the lights!
  2. extinguished, put out, out, blown out (to the state of being out)
    Puhalsitko kynttilät sammuksiin?
    Did you blow out the candles?

Further reading

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