painuksiin

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The illative plural of painua (to sink, droop) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯nuksiːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nuks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinuksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): pai‧nuk‧siin

Adverb[edit]

painuksiin

  1. droop, drooping (to the drooping state)
    Hävisimme ottelun, mutta ei anneta päidemme mennä painuksiin.
    We lost the match, but let us not allow our heads to droop.

Inflection[edit]

→○ illative painuksiin
inessive painuksissa
○→ elative

Further reading[edit]