paisuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of paisua (“to swell”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯suksiːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯s̠uks̠iːn]
Rhymes: -ɑisuksiːn
Syllabification^(key): pai‧suk‧siin

Adverb

paisuksiin

Used to indicate that something becomes or has become swollen.
Söimme mahamme paisuksiin.
We ate so much that our stomachs swelled.

Inflection

→○	illative	paisuksiin
○	inessive	paisuksissa
○→	elative	–

Further reading

“paisuksiin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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