keulempaa

Finnish

Etymology

Partitive singular of keulempi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkeu̯lempɑː/, [ˈk̟e̞u̯le̞mpɑ̝ː]
Rhymes: -eulempɑː
Syllabification^(key): keu‧lem‧paa

Adverb

keulempaa

(nautical) from the direction of the bow or prow
Vesi taitaa tulla jostakin vähän keulempaa.
I think the water comes from somewhere closer to the bow.

Inflection

→○	lative	keulemmaksi
○	locative	keulempana
○→	separative	keulempaa

Further reading

“keulempaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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