innoissaan

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of into (innoissa) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinːoi̯sːɑːn/, [ˈinːo̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -inːoisːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): in‧nois‧saan

Adverb

innoissaan

1. enthusiastic, excited, rapt; jazzed up (about = elative)

   Olin aivan innoissani siitä.

   I was so excited about it.

Usage notes

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of innoissaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	innoissani	innoissamme
2nd person	innoissasi	innoissanne
3rd person	innoissaan innoissansa

Synonyms

• (enthusiastic, excited, jazzed up): tohkeissaan

Further reading

• “innoissaan”, 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 2023-07-02