uimasilleen

Finnish

Etymology

The allative plural of uima- (to swim) (third infinitive stem) with a possessive suffix and the interfix -si-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈui̯mɑsilːeːn/, [ˈui̯mɑ̝ˌs̠ilːe̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ilːeːn
  • Syllabification(key): ui‧ma‧sil‧leen
  • Hyphenation(key): ui‧ma‧sil‧leen

Adverb

uimasilleen

  1. (of result) into water, swimming (or trying to)

Inflection

→○ allative uimasilleen
adessive uimasillaan
○→ ablative
Personal/possessive forms of uimasilleen
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person uimasilleni uimasillemme
2nd person uimasillesi uimasillenne
3rd person uimasilleen
uimasillensa

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