taivuksiin

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of taipua (“to bend”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯ʋuksiːn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ʋuks̠iːn]
Rhymes: -ɑiʋuksiːn
Syllabification^(key): tai‧vuk‧siin

Adverb

taivuksiin

bent, bending (to the bent state)
Alppiruusut menivät lumen painosta taivuksiin.
The rhododendrons were bent due to the weight of the snow.

Inflection

→○	illative	taivuksiin
○	inessive	taivuksissa
○→	elative	–

Further reading

“taivuksiin”, 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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