innoissaan
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The inessive plural of into (innoissa) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈinːoi̯sːɑːn/, [ˈinːo̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -inːoisːɑːn
- Hyphenation(key): in‧nois‧saan
Adverb
[edit]innoissaan
- enthusiastic, excited, rapt; jazzed up [with elative ‘about’]
- Olin aivan innoissani siitä.
- I was so excited about it.
Usage notes
[edit]This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection
[edit]| Personal/possessive forms of innoissaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | innoissani | innoissamme |
| 2nd person | innoissasi | innoissanne |
| 3rd person | innoissaan innoissansa | |
Synonyms
[edit]- (enthusiastic, excited, jazzed up): tohkeissaan
Further reading
[edit]- “innoissaan”, 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