sammuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of sammua (“to go out, pass out”) with the interfix -ksi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmːuksiːn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mːuks̠iːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːuksiːn
• Syllabification^(key): sam‧muk‧siin

Adverb

sammuksiin

1. turned off (to the state of being turned off, used e.g. of lights or a machine)

   Laita valot sammuksiin!

   Turn off the lights!

2. extinguished, put out, out, blown out (to the state of being out)

   Puhalsitko kynttilät sammuksiin?

   Did you blow out the candles?

Synonyms

• sammunut

Related terms

• sammuksissa

Further reading

• “sammuksiin”, 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