ristiin rastiin

Finnish

Etymology

A rhyming phrase formed from ristiin. Compare Estonian risti rästi, Ingrian ristii rastii, Karelian ristih rastih, Livonian rištī räštī, Votic rissii-rassii.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈristiːn ˈrɑstiːn/, [ˈris̠tiːn ˈrɑ̝s̠tiːn]

Adverb

ristiin rastiin (not comparable)

crisscross (crossing one another)
Synonyms: pitkin poikin, ristikkäin, ristissä, ympäri ämpäri

Derived terms

? rasti

Further reading

“ristiin rastiin”, 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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