kulmittain

Finnish

Etymology

kulma (“corner”) +‎ -ttain; "corner against corner"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkulmitːɑi̯n/, [ˈkulmit̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ulmitːɑin
• Syllabification^(key): kul‧mit‧tain

Adverb

kulmittain

1. diagonally

   Koulu on kulmittain vastapäätä kaupungintaloa.

   The school is diagonally opposite to the town hall.

Derived terms

• kulmittainen

 

See also

• cater-corner

Further reading

• “kulmittain”, 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 2023-07-02