upoksista

Finnish

Etymology

The illative plural of uppo +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈupoksistɑ/, [ˈupo̞kˌs̠is̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -istɑ
• Syllabification^(key): u‧pok‧sis‧ta

Adverb

upoksista (not comparable)

1. from below the surface, from the depths, submerged (from the state of being under water or other liquid to the surface)

   Synonyms: uppeluksista, veden alta (“under water”)

   nousta upoksista ― to emerge, surface

   Varastettu vene löytyi upoksista Kulosaaren edustalta.

   The stolen boat was found submerged in the waters of Kulosaari.

Inflection

→○	illative	upoksiin
○	inessive	upoksissa
○→	elative	upoksista

Further reading

• “upoksista”, 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 2023-07-04