tanassa

Finnish

Etymology

Singular inessive of tana-, from tanakka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑnɑsːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝nɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑsːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧nas‧sa

Adverb

tanassa

1. (static) pointing forward, erect (standing out firmly and perpendicularly or somewhat raised)

   Sotilaat hyökkäsivät pistimet tanassa.

   The soldiers charged with their bayonets erect.

   Hirvi puolustautui sarvet tanassa.

   The moose defended himself with the antler pointing forward.

Inflection

→○	illative	tanaan
○	inessive	tanassa
○→	elative	–

Related terms

• tanakka

Further reading

• “tanassa”, 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

Anagrams

• saastan, sanasta