viisiin

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋiːsiːn/, [ˈʋiːs̠iːn]
  • Rhymes: -iːsiːn
  • Syllabification(key): vii‧siin
  • Hyphenation(key): vii‧siin

Etymology 1

Illative of viisi (a noun not used on its own), borrowed from Swedish vis (way). Compare also Ingrian viisi, ultimately from the same Germanic source.

Adverb

viisiin (colloquial, dialectal)

  1. (in) ... way
    Synonyms: tavalla, lailla
    sillä viisiin(in) that way / like that
    millä viisiin?(in) what way? / how?

Further reading

Etymology 2

Numeral

viisiin

  1. illative plural of viisi