istumalta

Finnish

Etymology

The ablative case of the third infinitive of istua. Most verbs do not have an ablative form of the third infinitive, but some verbs do; other forms include katsomalta, kuulemalta, näkemältä and seisomalta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈistumɑltɑ/, [ˈis̠tuˌmɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
• Syllabification^(key): is‧tu‧mal‧ta

Adverb

istumalta

1. (figuratively) from a (specific) position or situation

   yhdeltä istumalta ― in one sitting

Further reading

• “istumalta”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• altistuma, silmuttaa