sammuksissa
Finnish
Etymology
The inessive plural of sammua (“to go out, pass out”) with the interfix -ksi-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑmːuksisːɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mːukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -isːɑ
- Syllabification(key): sam‧muk‧sis‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): sam‧muk‧sis‧sa
Adverb
sammuksissa
- turned off (of e.g. lights or a machine)
- Onko moottori varmasti sammuksissa?
- Are you sure the engine is turned off.
- extinguished, put out (of fire)
- passed out (unconscious)
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Further reading
- “sammuksissa”, 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