ojolleen

Finnish

Etymology

ojolle +‎ -en (3rd person possessive suffix); the possessive suffix does not change the meaning

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈojolːeːn/, [ˈo̞jo̞lːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ojolːeːn
• Hyphenation^(key): ojol‧leen

Adverb

ojolleen

1. outstretched (describes the change to the outstretched state, usually can be translated into English with the verb "stretch out")

   He laittoivat kädet ojolleen ja juoksivat toisiaan vastaan.

   They stretched out their arms and ran towards each other.

Inflection

→○	illative	ojolleen
○	inessive	ojollaan
○→	elative	–

Synonyms

• ojolle
• ojoon

Related terms

• ojollaan
• ojossa

Further reading

• “ojolleen”, 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