jalkeilla

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of jalka (“foot”) +‎ -us (*jalkudeilla > *jalkueilla > jalkeilla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɑlkei̯lːɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝lk̟e̞i̯lːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑlkeilːɑ
Syllabification^(key): jal‧keil‧la

Adverb

jalkeilla

up, on one's feet (standing up).
Olet tänään aikaisin jalkeilla.
You are up early today.
On one's feet (being well again after a bout of illness).
Mukava nähdä sinut taas jalkeilla.
It's good to see you back on your feet.

Inflection

→○	allative	jalkeille
○	adessive	jalkeilla
○→	ablative	–

Further reading

“jalkeilla”, 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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