kontaltaan

Finnish

Etymology

From the stem of the verb kontata (“to crawl on all fours”) > kontta > kontalta + possessive suffix.

Adverb

kontaltaan

up from all fours (up from the position of being on all fours)
Voit nousta kontaltasi!
You can get up from all fours!

Usage notes

This adverb requires a possessive suffix.

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