tolaltaan
Finnish
editEtymology
editThe ablative singular of tola (“track”) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edittolaltaan
- out of one's mind, out of one's right mind
- Olen vain tolaltani tylsyydestä.
- I am just bored out of my right mind.
Usage notes
edit- Often used with poissa (“away”) as modifier without change in meaning: poissa tolaltani.
Inflection
editPersonal/possessive forms of tolaltaan | ||
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no possessor | — | |
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | tolaltani | tolaltamme |
2nd person | tolaltasi | tolaltanne |
3rd person | tolaltaan tolaltansa |
Derived terms
editNoun
edittolaltaan
- third-person possessive form of ablative singular of tola
Further reading
edit- “tolaltaan”, 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