kumoon

Finnish

Etymology

The illative singular of the stem kumo- (see kumossa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkumoːn/, [ˈkumo̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -umoːn
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧moon

Adverb

kumoon

  1. over, down, upside down (from an upright position to horizontal one)
    mennä kumoon ― to fall down, fall over
    Hän kaatoi pullon kumoon ja vesi tuli pulputen ulos.
    He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.
    Se rakennus vain meni kumoon!
    That building just fell over!

Inflection
→○ illative kumoon
○ inessive kumossa
○→ elative –

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