turvoksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of turvota +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈturʋoksiːn/, [ˈt̪urʋo̞ks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -urʋoksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): tur‧vok‧siin
  • Hyphenation(key): tur‧vok‧siin

Adverb

turvoksiin

  1. Used to indicate that something becomes swollen.
    A löi B:n nenän turvoksiin.
    A hit B's nose so that it swelled.
    Kuule, ongelmasi eivät ratkea, vaikka joisit pääsi turvoksiin.
    Listen, your problems won't get solved even if you drink so that your head swells.

Inflection

→○ illative turvoksiin
○ inessive turvoksissa
○→ elative –

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