tanassa

Finnish

Etymology

Singular inessive of tana-, from tanakka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑnɑsːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝nɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑsːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧nas‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): ta‧nas‧sa

Adverb

tanassa

  1. (of state) pointing forward, pointing straight, erect (standing out firmly and perpendicularly or somewhat raised)
    Sotilaat hyökkäsivät pistimet tanassa.
    The soldiers charged with their bayonets erect.
    Hirvi puolustautui sarvet tanassa.
    The moose defended himself with the antler pointing forward.

Inflection

→○ illative tanaan
○ inessive tanassa
○→ elative –

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