sijaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsijɑːn/, [ˈs̠ijɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ijɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): si‧jaan

Noun

sijaan

  1. illative singular of sija

Postposition

sijaan (+ genitive)

  1. instead of
    Synonyms: sijasta, pro
    Orjantappurain sijaan on kasvava kypressejä, nokkosten sijaan on kasvava myrttipuita.
    Instead of a thornbush the cypress tree shall grow, and instead of a brier the myrtle tree shall grow.

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