ympäri

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See also: ympäri-

Finnish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value fiu-fin-pro is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (compare Estonian ümber, Ingrian ympäär, Karelian ümbari, Veps ümbri, Votic ümpär), equivalent to lative ympär +‎ -i, the root being a front-vowel variant of Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value fiu-fin-pro is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., which is borrowed from Proto-Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈympæri/, [ˈympæri]
  • Hyphenation: ym‧pä‧ri

Adverb

ympäri

  1. around
    Käännä autosi ympäri!
    Turn your car around!
  2. over, upside down

Derived terms

Postposition

(genitive + ) ympäri

  1. around, on the perimeter
    Kellon ympäri.
    Around the clock.
    Maa pyörähtää akselinsa ympäri kerran vuorokaudessa.
    The Earth spins around its axis once every 24 hours.

Usage notes

  • also partitive may be used, especially of an activity that has no clear time limit:
    Kävelin talon ympäri.
    I walked around the house (once).
    Kävelin taloa ympäri, enkä nähnyt sisällä ketään..
    I walked around the house (for an undefined number of times) and could not see anyone inside.

Preposition

ympäri + partitive

  1. all over
    • Olet jättänyt likapyykkiäsi ympäri taloa.
      • You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.

Inflection

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Compounds