painuksiin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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The illative plural of painua (to sink, droop) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯nuksiːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nuks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinuksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): pai‧nuk‧siin

Adverb

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painuksiin

  1. droop, drooping (to the drooping state)
    Hävisimme ottelun, mutta ei anneta päidemme mennä painuksiin.
    We lost the match, but let us not allow our heads to droop.

Inflection

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→○ illative painuksiin
inessive painuksissa
○→ elative

Further reading

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