ammolleen
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ammolle (“wide open, agape”) + -en (3rd person possessive suffix)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɑmːolːeːn/, [ˈɑ̝mːo̞lːe̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːolːeːn
- Syllabification(key): am‧mol‧leen
Adverb[edit]
ammolleen
- wide open, agape; describes transition to the wide open state
- Hänen suunsa loksahti ammolleen.
- His jaw dropped wide open.
Inflection[edit]
| →○ | allative | ammolleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | ammollaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |
Further reading[edit]
- “ammolleen”, 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