piripintaan

Finnish

Etymology

Illative singular of piri- +‎ pinta with an alliterative prefix (possibly originally piiri)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiriˌpintɑːn/, [ˈpiriˌpin̪t̪ɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -intɑːn
Syllabification^(key): pi‧ri‧pin‧taan

Adverb

piripintaan

to the brim (used chiefly of actual containers)

Inflection

→○	illative	piripintaan
○	inessive	piripinnassa
○→	elative	–

Further reading

“piripintaan”, 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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