ympäri

See also: ympäri-

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ümpärik (compare Estonian ümber, Ingrian ympäär, Karelian ümbari, Veps ümbri, Votic ümper), equivalent to lative ympär +‎ -i, the root ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈympæri(ˣ)/, [ˈympæri(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ympæri
  • Syllabification(key): ym‧pä‧ri

Adverb

ympäri

  1. around (from one state or condition to an opposite or very different one)
    kääntää ympäri ― to turn around
    puhua ympäri ― to jawbone
    Käännä autosi ympäri!
    Turn your car around!
  2. over, upside down
    Synonym: ylösalaisin
    kääntää ympäri ― to turn upside down, to upend (to tip or turn over)

Postposition

ympäri (+ genitive/partitive)

  1. around, on the perimeter
    kellon ympäri. ― around the clock.
    Maa pyörähtää akselinsa ympäri kerran vuorokaudessa.
    The Earth spins around its axis once every 24 hours.

Usage notes
  • The partitive is used of an activity that has no clear time limit:
    Kävelin talon ympäri.
    I walked around the house (once).
    Kävelin taloa ympäri, enkä nähnyt sisällä ketään.
    I walked around the house (for an undefined number of times) and could not see anyone inside.

Preposition

ympäri (+ partitive)

  1. all over
    Olet jättänyt likapyykkiäsi ympäri taloa.
    You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.

Inflection
Declension of ympäri
noun case singular pluraladverbial
form		 singular plural
nominative – –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive – –sublative – –
accusative – –lative ympäri –
inessive – –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative ympäriinsä –multiplicative – –
adessive ympärillä –distributive – –
ablative ympäriltä –temp. dist. – –
allative ympärille –prolative ympäritse –
essive – –situative – –
translative – –oppositive – –
instructive – –
abessive – –
comitative – –

Derived terms
Derived terms

Compounds
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