polviltaan

Finnish

Etymology

The ablative plural of polvi (polvilta) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolʋiltɑːn/, [ˈpo̞lʋil̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -olʋiltɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): pol‧vil‧taan

Adverb

polviltaan

1. from one's knees
2. (with action verbs) while on one's knees

Inflection

→○	allative	polvilleen
○	adessive	polvillaan
○→	ablative	polviltaan

Personal/possessive forms of polviltaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	polviltani	polviltamme
2nd person	polviltasi	polviltanne
3rd person	polviltaan polviltansa

Further reading

• “polviltaan”, 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

Anagrams

• vallanpito