polvilleen

Finnish

Etymology

The allative plural of polvi (polville) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolʋilːeːn/, [ˈpo̞lʋilːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -olʋilːeːn
• Syllabification^(key): pol‧vil‧leen

Adverb

polvilleen

1. onto one's knees

Inflection

→○	allative	polvilleen
○	adessive	polvillaan
○→	ablative	polviltaan

Personal/possessive forms of polvilleen
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	polvilleni	polvillemme
2nd person	polvillesi	polvillenne
3rd person	polvilleen polvillensa

Further reading

• “polvilleen”, 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 2023-07-03