vuonna

Finnish

Etymology

An old essive (originally locative) singular form of vuosi (“year”). Originally, essive forms with consonant stems went through a greater degree of assimilation (vuonna < *voonna < *vootna < *voote-na), but were later made more regular again by analogy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋuo̯nːɑ/, [ˈʋuo̞̯nːɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: vuon‧na

Adverb

vuonna

1. in the year

   Synnyin vuonna 1950.

   I was born in the year 1950.

See also

• uunna