paisuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of paisua (“to swell”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯suksiːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯s̠uks̠iːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑisuksiːn
• Hyphenation^(key): pai‧suk‧siin

Adverb

paisuksiin

1. Used to indicate that something becomes or has become swollen.

   Söimme mahamme paisuksiin.

   We ate so much that our stomachs swelled.

Inflection

→○	illative	paisuksiin
○	inessive	paisuksissa
○→	elative	–

Further reading

• “paisuksiin”, 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