jalkojen juuressa
Finnish
Etymology
jalkojen (“of the feet”) + juuressa (“at the root”)
Pronunciation
Postposition
- (idiomatic) at the feet of (as a disciple, student, subordinate or worshiper of)
- Minut on kasvatettu Gamalielin jalkojen juuressa isiemme ankaran lain mkaisesti.
- I have been educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers.
- Kasvoit jalkojeni juuressa.
- You grew up at my feet.
- Minut on kasvatettu Gamalielin jalkojen juuressa isiemme ankaran lain mkaisesti.
Inflection
If the head word is a personal pronoun, jalkojen gets a possessive suffix, see example. Otherwise there's no inflection.