See also: poikki-

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

poikki- +‎ -i (i-lative singular)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoi̯kːi/, [ˈpo̞i̯kːi]
  • Rhymes: -oikːi
  • Syllabification(key): poik‧ki

Adverb edit

poikki

  1. broken into two or more pieces
    Onko sinulla luita poikki?
    Do you have broken bones?
  2. off (so as to remove or separate from)
    Near-synonym: irti (focuses more on what is separated than what it is being separated from)
    leikata poikkito cut off
    sahata poikkito saw off
    vääntää poikkito twist off
    purra poikkito bite off
  3. (colloquial) exhausted, beat, dead tired
    Synonym: tööt
    Olen aivan poikki.
    I'm dead tired.

Postposition edit

poikki (+ genitive)

  1. across, through
    Synonyms: läpi, halki, (archaic, poetic, dialectal, rare) poikitse
    Pallo vieri tien poikki.
    The ball rolled across the street.

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Interjection edit

poikki

  1. cut! (instruction to stop recording)

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *poikki. Cognates include Finnish poikki.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

poikki

  1. broken

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 420