sirrilleen
Finnish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsirːilːeːn/, [ˈs̠irːilːe̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -irːilːeːn
- Syllabification(key): sir‧ril‧leen
Etymology 1
editAllative of sirri- with a possessive suffix; from the same root as siristää.
Adverb
editsirrilleen
- (of eyes) into being squinting
Inflection
edit→○ | allative | sirrilleen |
---|---|---|
○ | adessive | sirrillään |
○→ | ablative | – |
Further reading
edit- “sirrilleen”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editNoun
editsirrilleen
- third-person possessive form of allative singular of sirri