taivuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of taipua (“to bend”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯ʋuksiːn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ʋuks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋuksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): tai‧vuk‧siin
  • Hyphenation(key): tai‧vuk‧siin

Adverb

taivuksiin

  1. bent, bending (to the bent state)
    Alppiruusut menivät lumen painosta taivuksiin.
    The rhododendrons were bent due to the weight of the snow.

Inflection

→○ illative taivuksiin
○ inessive taivuksissa
○→ elative –

Further reading

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