nurin

Finnish

Etymology

Originally the instructive plural of nurja (now nurjin in standard language).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnurin/, [ˈnurin]
Rhymes: -urin
Syllabification^(key): nu‧rin

Adverb

nurin (not comparable)

over, inside out, upside down (wrong way round or not standing up)
Käännä se nurin.
Turn it over.
(figuratively) not functional, down
Kaikki toiminnot nurin.
All functions not working.

Yritys meni nurin.
The company folded.

Derived terms

Further reading

“nurin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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