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Finnish
Etymology
The adessive of the stem levä-, from Proto-Finnic *levä- (compare Karelian levälläh, Votic levällää). Probably related to leveä, but it is not clear whether leveä is derived from the stem, or if the stem is a back-formation.
Pronunciation
Adverb
levällään
- wide open
- silmät levällään ― wide-eyed
- kädet levällään ― palms open
- outstretched
- spread around, spread out
- in bits and pieces
Inflection
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allative
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levälleen
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adessive
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levällään
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ablative
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