polvillaan
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The adessive plural of polvi (polvilla) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpolʋilːɑːn/, [ˈpo̞lʋilːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -olʋilːɑːn
- Hyphenation(key): pol‧vil‧laan
Adverb
[edit]polvillaan
- on one's knees
Inflection
[edit]| →○ | allative | polvilleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | polvillaan |
| ○→ | ablative | polviltaan |
| Personal/possessive forms of polvillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | polvillani | polvillamme |
| 2nd person | polvillasi | polvillanne |
| 3rd person | polvillaan polvillansa | |
Further reading
[edit]- “polvillaan”, 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