istumalta
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The ablative case of the third infinitive of istua. Most verbs do not have an ablative form of the third infinitive, but some verbs do; other forms include katsomalta, kuulemalta, näkemältä and seisomalta.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
istumalta
- (figuratively) from a (specific) position or situation
- yhdeltä istumalta ― in one sitting
Further reading edit
- “istumalta”, 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