sippaan

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

sipaan perhaps an illative singular from Proto-Finnic *sipa (compare sipale, sivu), related to Karelian šivallah (“tilted”). Compare also sippi, sippiin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsipːɑːn/, [ˈs̠ipːɑːn]
  • Rhymes: -ipːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): sip‧paan

Adverb

sippaan (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal, East, North) to become bent, be installed poorly
  2. (dialectal, East, North) to fail

References
  • “sippaan”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.
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