eksyksissä

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The inessive plural of eksyä (to get lost, to lose one's way) with the interfix -ksi-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈeksyksisːæ/, [ˈe̞ks̠ykˌs̠is̠ːæ]
  • Rhymes: -isːæ
  • Syllabification(key): ek‧syk‧sis‧sä

Adverb[edit]

eksyksissä

  1. lost, astray (in the state of being unable to find one's way)
    Olemme eksyksissä.
    We are lost.

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

→○ illative eksyksiin
inessive eksyksissä
○→ elative eksyksistä

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