peräisin

Finnish

Etymology

perä +‎ -isin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈperæi̯sin/, [ˈpe̞ræi̯s̠in]
Rhymes: -eræisin
Syllabification^(key): pe‧räi‧sin

Adverb

peräisin

Always used together with the verb olla (to be) signifying: to be original to, to have one's origins in, to originate from, to come from.
Pizza on peräisin Italiasta.
Pizza is originally from Italy.

Synonyms

kotoisin

Further reading

“peräisin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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