kauhuissaan
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Finnish
Etymology
The inessive plural of kauhu (kauhuissa) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯hui̯sːɑːn/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦui̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑuhuisːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): kau‧huis‧saan
Adverb
kauhuissaan
- horrified, terrified, frightened [with elative ‘by’]
- Olin aivan kauhuissani.
- I was so terrified.
Usage notes
This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection
Personal/possessive forms of kauhuissaan | ||
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no possessor | — | |
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kauhuissani | kauhuissamme |
2nd person | kauhuissasi | kauhuissanne |
3rd person | kauhuissaan kauhuissansa |
Further reading
- “kauhuissaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02