kulmittain

Finnish

Etymology

kulma (“corner”) +‎ -ttain; "corner against corner"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkulmitːɑi̯n/, [ˈkulmit̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
Rhymes: -ulmitːɑin
Syllabification^(key): kul‧mit‧tain

Adverb

kulmittain

diagonally
Koulu on kulmittain vastapäätä kaupungintaloa.
The school is diagonally opposite to the town hall.

Derived terms

kulmittainen

See also

cater-corner

Further reading

“kulmittain”, 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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