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varpaisillaan

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Finnish

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Etymology

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The adessive plural of varvas (plural stem varpai-) with a possessive suffix and the interfix -si-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrpɑi̯silːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpɑ̝i̯ˌs̠ilːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ilːɑːn
  • Hyphenation(key): var‧pai‧sil‧laan

Adverb

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varpaisillaan

  1. tiptoe, on one's toes

Inflection

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→○ allative varpaisilleen
adessive varpaisillaan
○→ ablative
Personal/possessive forms of varpaisillaan
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person varpaisillani varpaisillamme
2nd person varpaisillasi varpaisillanne
3rd person varpaisillaan
varpaisillansa

Further reading

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