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Finnish
Etymology
From the essive case form of toinen (“second”): toissa < toisna < toisena.
Pronunciation
Adjective
toissa (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)
- before last (denotes the period before last, usually in the expressions of time for longer than one hour)
- Kävin toissa päivänä kirkossa. ― I went to church the day before yesterday.
- Toissa päivä oli sateinen. ― The day before yesterday was rainy.
- Kävin toissa kuussa Espanjassa. ― I went to Spain the month before last.
- Toissa yönä oli ukkosta. ― There was some thunder the night before last.
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