rempallaan

Finnish

Etymology

Adessive of remppa- + possessive suffix. The sound-symbolic root is shared with rempahtaa, rempula, remputtaa and perhaps remahtaa and rämpyttää.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrempɑlːɑːn/, [ˈre̞mpɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -empɑlːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): rem‧pal‧laan

Adverb

rempallaan (not comparable)

  1. in a state of neglect or decay

Inflection
→○ allative rempalleen
○ adessive rempallaan
○→ ablative –

References
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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