kauhuissaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The inessive plural of kauhu (kauhuissa) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯hui̯sːɑːn/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦui̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑuhuisːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): kau‧huis‧saan
Adverb edit
kauhuissaan
- horrified, terrified, frightened (by = elative)
- Olin aivan kauhuissani.
- I was so terrified.
Usage notes edit
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 edit
| Personal/possessive forms of kauhuissaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kauhuissani | kauhuissamme |
| 2nd person | kauhuissasi | kauhuissanne |
| 3rd person | kauhuissaan kauhuissansa | |
Further reading edit
- “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