läpeensä

Finnish

Etymology

The illative singular of läpi (läpeen) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæpeːnsæˣ/, [ˈlæpe̞ːns̠æ(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -æpeːnsæ
  • Syllabification(key): lä‧peen‧sä

Adverb

läpeensä

  1. thoroughly, through and through, to the core
    Kaikki on läpeensä mädäntynyttä.
    Everything is thoroughly decayed.
    Omena oli läpeensä mätä.
    The apple was rotten to the core.

Inflection

The forms other than the third-person form are quite rare, but are sometimes used in combination with a first- or second-person pronoun.

Personal/possessive forms of läpeensä
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person läpeeni läpeemme
2nd person läpeesi läpeenne
3rd person läpeensä

Further reading

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