ympäri
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *ümpärik (compare Estonian ümber, Ingrian ympäär, Livonian immõr, Veps ümbri, Votic ümperi), equivalent to lative ympär- + -i, the root ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *umbi.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈympæri(ˣ)/, [ˈympæri(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ympæri
- Syllabification(key): ym‧pä‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): ym‧pä‧ri
Adverb
[edit]ympäri
- 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!
- over, upside down
- Synonym: ylösalaisin
- kääntää ympäri ― to turn upside down, to upend (to tip or turn over)
- (as a modifier in compounds) circum-
- ympärileikkaus ― circumcision
- ympäripurjehdus ― circumnavigation
Postposition
[edit]ympäri [with genitive or partitive]
- 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.
Preposition
[edit]ympäri [with partitive]
- all over
- Olet jättänyt likapyykkiäsi ympäri taloa.
- You've left your dirty laundry all over the house.
Inflection
[edit]Declension of ympäri
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Derived terms
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Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ympäri”, 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 4 July 2023
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ympæri
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