varpaillaan
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The adessive plural of varvas (varpailla) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrpɑi̯lːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑrpɑilːɑːn
- Hyphenation(key): var‧pail‧laan
Adverb
[edit]varpaillaan
- on one's toes
Inflection
[edit]| →○ | allative | varpailleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | varpaillaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of varpaillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | varpaillani | varpaillamme |
| 2nd person | varpaillasi | varpaillanne |
| 3rd person | varpaillaan varpaillansa | |
Further reading
[edit]- “varpaillaan”, 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