ojollaan

Finnish

Etymology

ojolla (“outstretched”) +‎ -an (“3rd person possessive suffix”); the possessive suffix does not change the meaning

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈojolːɑːn/, [ˈo̞jo̞lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ojolːɑːn
• Hyphenation^(key): ojol‧laan

Adverb

ojollaan

1. outstretched

   He juoksivat toisiaan vastaan kädet ojollaan.

   They ran towards each other with arms outstretched.

Inflection

→○	illative	ojolleen
○	inessive	ojollaan
○→	elative	–

Synonyms

• ojolla
• ojossa

Related terms

• ojolle
• ojoon

Further reading

• “ojollaan”, 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 2023-07-03