juovuksissa

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of juopua (“to get drunk”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuo̯ʋuksisːɑ/, [ˈjuo̞̯ʋukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): juo‧vuk‧sis‧sa

Adverb

juovuksissa

1. (of state) intoxicated, drunk, under the influence, wasted (in the state of drunkenness)

   Synonyms: see humalassa

   olla juovuksissa ― to be drunk

Usage notes

• 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.
• This is a stylistically neutral, at most slightly formal, term.

Inflection

→○	illative	juovuksiin
○	inessive	juovuksissa
○→	elative	–

Further reading

• “juovuksissa”, 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