upoksista

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of uppo +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈupoksistɑ/, [ˈupo̞kˌs̠is̠tɑ̝]
Rhymes: -istɑ
Syllabification^(key): u‧pok‧sis‧ta

Adverb

upoksista (not comparable)

from below the surface, from the depths, submerged (from the state of being under water or other liquid to the surface)
Synonyms: uppeluksista, veden alta (“under water”)

nousta upoksista ― to emerge, surface

Varastettu vene löytyi upoksista Kulosaaren edustalta.
The stolen boat was found submerged in the waters of Kulosaari.

Inflection

→○	illative	upoksiin
○	inessive	upoksissa
○→	elative	upoksista

Further reading

“upoksista”, 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 2023-07-04

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