rempallaan

Finnish

Etymology

Adessive of remppa- + possessive suffix. The sound-symbolic root is shared with rempahtaa, rempula, remputtaa and perhaps remahtaa and rämpyttää.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrempɑlːɑːn/, [ˈre̞mpɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -empɑlːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): rem‧pal‧laan

Adverb

rempallaan (not comparable)

1. in a state of neglect or decay

Inflection

→○	allative	rempalleen
○	adessive	rempallaan
○→	ablative	–

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “rempallaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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