Finnish

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Etymology

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The illative plural of juopua (to get drunk) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjuo̯ʋuksiːn/, [ˈjuo̞̯ʋuks̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -uoʋuksiːn
  • Syllabification(key): juo‧vuk‧siin

Adverb

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juovuksiin

  1. drunk (to the state of drunkenness)
    tulla juovuksiin
    to get drunk

Usage notes

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Used almost exclusively in the expression tulla juovuksiin (to get drunk).

Inflection

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→○ illative juovuksiin
inessive juovuksissa
○→ elative

Further reading

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