oitis
Finnish
editEtymology
editDerived from oikea. Dialectal forms like oijetis show the derivation more clearly; oi(je)- + -ti (adverb of manner) + -s (s-lative singular).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editoitis
- at once, right now, immediately
- Hän tippui oitis lattialle ja ilmeisesti pyörtyi tai jotain.
- She dropped at once to the floor and apparently passed out or something.
Further reading
edit- “oitis”, 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 2023-07-03