poikitse

Finnish

(index po)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: poi‧kit‧se

Adverb

poikitse

  1. (rare, dated, poetic, dialectal) (Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out.
    Aivin on joki tulinen poikitse hevon e'essä. (Kalevala, the 26th poem)

Usage notes

  • As an adverb this is used nowadays mainly in Häme dialect.

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Postposition

poikitse (+ genitive)

  1. (rare, dated, poetic, dialectal) Across, through.

Usage notes

  • As a preposition this is used nowadays mainly in Häme dialect.

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