piripintaan

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Illative singular of piri- +‎ pinta with an alliterative prefix (possibly originally piiri)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiriˌpintɑːn/, [ˈpiriˌpin̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -intɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): pi‧ri‧pin‧taan

Adverb[edit]

piripintaan

  1. to the brim (used chiefly of actual containers)

Inflection[edit]

→○ illative piripintaan
inessive piripinnassa
○→ elative

Further reading[edit]