juovuksissa

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Finnish

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Etymology

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The inessive plural of juopua (to get drunk) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjuo̯ʋuksisːɑ/, [ˈjuo̞̯ʋukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -isːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): juo‧vuk‧sis‧sa

Adverb

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juovuksissa

  1. drunk, intoxicated, under the influence, wasted (in the state of drunkenness)
    olla juovuksissa
    to be drunk

Usage notes

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This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (to be); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection

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→○ illative juovuksiin
inessive juovuksissa
○→ elative

Synonyms

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Further reading

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