virtanaan

Finnish

Etymology

The essive singular of virta (virtana) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋirtɑnɑːn/, [ˈʋirt̪ɑ̝nɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -irtɑnɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): vir‧ta‧naan

Adverb

virtanaan

1. profusely, heavily (of a flow)

Further reading

• “virtanaan”, 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