tuonpuoleinen

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Finnish [edit]

(index tu)

Etymology [edit]

Genitive of tuo (that) +‎ puoleinen (sided). Literally roughly “belonging to the other side”.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Hyphenation: tuon‧puo‧lei‧nen
  • IPA: /ˈtuomˌpuoleinen/

Adjective [edit]

tuonpuoleinen

  1. Transcendental, otherworldly.
    ~ elämä = the afterlife, life after death.
  2. Being on that side (over there; when the speaker points at the place).

Declension [edit]

Noun [edit]

tuonpuoleinen

  1. The beyond.
  2. (religion) The hereafter.

Declension [edit]