ammolleen

Finnish

Etymology

ammolle (“wide open, agape”) +‎ -en (3rd person possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑmːolːeːn/, [ˈɑ̝mːo̞lːe̞ːn]
Rhymes: -ɑmːolːeːn
Syllabification^(key): am‧mol‧leen

Adverb

ammolleen

wide open, agape; describes transition to the wide open state
Hänen suunsa loksahti ammolleen.
His jaw dropped wide open.

Inflection

→○	allative	ammolleen
○	adessive	ammollaan
○→	ablative	–

Further reading

“ammolleen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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