upoksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of uppo with the interfix -ksi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈupoksiːn/, [ˈupo̞ks̠iːn]
• Rhymes: -upoksiːn
• Hyphenation^(key): upok‧siin

Adverb

upoksiin (not comparable)

1. sunken, submerged, under water (to the state of being under water or other liquid)

   Synonyms: uppeluksiin, veden alle (“under water”)

   Kirkko joutui upoksiin, kun tekoallas rakennettiin.

   The church was left under the water when the reservoir was built.

Inflection

→○	illative	upoksiin
○	inessive	upoksissa
○→	elative	upoksista

Further reading

• “upoksiin”, 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 2023-07-04