kontaltaan

Finnish

Etymology

From the stem of the verb kontata (“to crawl on all fours”) > kontta > kontalta + possessive suffix.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkontɑltɑːn/, [ˈko̞n̪t̪ɑlt̪ɑːn]
  • Rhymes: -ontɑltɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): kon‧tal‧taan

Adverb

kontaltaan

  1. up from all fours (up from the position of being on all fours)
    Voit nousta kontaltasi!
    You can get up from all fours!

Inflection
→○ allative kontalleen
○ adessive kontallaan
○→ ablative kontaltaan
Personal/possessive forms of kontaltaan
no possessor —
possessor singular plural
1st person kontaltani kontaltamme
2nd person kontaltasi kontaltanne
3rd person kontaltaan
kontaltansa
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