ojoon

Finnish

Etymology

Irregular illative of oiko- (compare ojossa, ojolla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈojoːn/, [ˈo̞jo̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ojoːn
• Syllabification^(key): o‧joon

Adverb

ojoon

1. outstretched; describes the change to the outstretched state, usually can be translated into English with the verb "stretch out"

   He laittoivat kädet ojoon ja juoksivat toisiaan vastaan.

   They stretched out their arms and ran towards each other.

Inflection

→○	illative	ojoon
○	inessive	ojossa
○→	elative	–

Synonyms

• ojolle
• ojolleen

Related terms

• ojolla
• ojollaan

Further reading

• “ojoon”, 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 2023-07-03