tolaltaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The ablative singular of tola (“track”) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
tolaltaan
- 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 edit
| Personal/possessive forms of tolaltaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tolaltani | tolaltamme |
| 2nd person | tolaltasi | tolaltanne |
| 3rd person | tolaltaan tolaltansa | |
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
tolaltaan
- 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