ojollaan

Finnish

Etymology

ojolla (“outstretched”) +‎ -an (“3rd person possessive suffix”); the possessive suffix does not change the meaning

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈojolːɑːn/, [ˈo̞jo̞lːɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -ojolːɑːn
Syllabification^(key): o‧jol‧laan

Adverb

ojollaan

outstretched
He juoksivat toisiaan vastaan kädet ojollaan.
They ran towards each other with arms outstretched.

Inflection

→○	illative	ojolleen
○	inessive	ojollaan
○→	elative	–

Synonyms

Related terms

ojolle
ojoon

Further reading

“ojollaan”, 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 2023-07-03

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