vakavissaan

== Finnish == === Etymology === The inessive plural of vakava (vakavissa) with a possessive suffix. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑʋisːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝kɑ̝ˌʋis̠ːɑ̝ːn] Rhymes: -isːɑːn Syllabification(key): va‧ka‧vis‧saan Hyphenation(key): va‧ka‧vis‧saan === Adverb === vakavissaan serious(ly), in earnest [with (genitive +) suhteen ‘about’] ==== Usage notes ==== This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (serious(ly), in earnest): tosissaan === Further reading === “vakavissaan”, 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 4 July 2023