partaalla

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrtɑːlːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rt̪ɑ̝ːlːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrtɑːlːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): par‧taal‧la
  • Hyphenation(key): par‧taal‧la

Noun

partaalla

  1. adessive singular of parras

Postposition

partaalla

  1. on the brink (very nearly, imminent, close) [with genitive ‘of’]
    Vanha rakennus näytti olevan romahtamisen partaalla.
    The old building seemed to be on the brink of collapse.

Inflection

→○ allative partaalle
○ adessive partaalla
○→ ablative –

Further reading

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