nurin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Originally the instructive plural of nurja (now nurjin in standard language).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnurin/, [ˈnurin]
  • Rhymes: -urin
  • Syllabification(key): nu‧rin

Adverb

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nurin (not comparable)

  1. over, inside out, upside down (wrong way round or not standing up)
    Käännä se nurin.
    Turn it over.
  2. (figuratively) not functional, down
    Kaikki toiminnot nurin.
    All functions not working.
    Yritys meni nurin.
    The company folded.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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