haltioissaan
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑltioi̯sːɑːn/, [ˈhɑ̝l̪t̪iˌo̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -oisːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): hal‧ti‧ois‧saan
Etymology 1
The inessive plural of haltia (compare haltioitua) with a possessive suffix.
Adverb
haltioissaan
- [while being] elated, very excited, enraptured, enthralled, blown away (by/about = elative)
- Pompin haltioissani tasajalkaa, kun kuulin uutisen.
- I was jumping up and down on one foot, elated, when I heard the news.
- Kriitikot ovat haltioissaan heidän viimeisestä levystään.
- The critics are blown away by their latest album.
Inflection
| →○ | illative | haltioihinsa |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | haltioissaan |
| ○→ | elative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of haltioissaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | haltioissani | haltioissamme |
| 2nd person | haltioissasi | haltioissanne |
| 3rd person | haltioissaan haltioissansa | |
Further reading
- “haltioissaan”, 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 2023-07-01
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