vihoissaan

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of viha (vihoissa) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋihoi̯sːɑːn/, [ˈʋiɦo̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ihoisːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): vi‧hois‧saan

Adverb

vihoissaan

1. angry, mad (at = allative)

   Olin hyvin vihoissani hänelle.

   I was very mad at him/her.

Usage notes

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of vihoissaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	vihoissani	vihoissamme
2nd person	vihoissasi	vihoissanne
3rd person	vihoissaan vihoissansa

Synonyms

• (to be angry/mad at): vihoitella (+ allative)

Further reading

• “vihoissaan”, 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