poikittain

Finnish

Etymology

poikki- +‎ -ttain (distributive singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoi̯kitːɑi̯n/, [ˈpo̞i̯k̟it̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -oikitːɑin
• Syllabification^(key): poi‧kit‧tain

Adverb

poikittain (not comparable)

1. crosswise, diagonally, obliquely

   Synonym: poikittain päin

   Antonyms: pitkittäin, pitkittäin päin

2. (nautical) abeam

Inflection

Declension of poikki- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative poikki- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative pois poikki – inessive poissa – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive – – distributive – – ablative – – temp. dist. – – allative – – prolative poikitse – essive – – situative poikittain – translative – – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive – poikin comitative – –

Derived terms

• poikittainen

 

Related terms

• See the inflection table.
• poikkinainen
• poikittainen
• poiketa

Further reading

• “poikittain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Anagrams

• patikointi