painuksissa

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of painua (“to sink, droop”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯nuksisːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pai‧nuk‧sis‧sa

Adverb

painuksissa

1. drooping; see also crestfallen

   Menimme otteluun voitonvarmoina, mutta tulimme takaisin päät painuksissa.

   We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned with our heads drooping.

   We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned crestfallen.

Inflection

→○	illative	painuksiin
○	inessive	painuksissa
○→	elative	–

Further reading

• “painuksissa”, 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