taivuksissa

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of taipua (“to bend”) +‎ -ksi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯ʋuksisːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ʋukˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tai‧vuk‧sis‧sa

Adverb

taivuksissa

1. bent

Usage notes

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection

→○	illative	taivuksiin
○	inessive	taivuksissa
○→	elative	–

Synonyms

• taipunut

Further reading

• “taivuksissa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03