toissa

See also: töissä

Finnish

Etymology

From the essive case form of toinen (second): toissa < toisna < toisena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯sːɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oisːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tois‧sa

Adverb

toissa

  1. before last (denotes the period before last, usually in the expressions of time for longer than one hour)
    Kävin toissa päivänä kirkossa.I went to church the day before yesterday.
    Toissa päivä oli sateinen.The day before yesterday was rainy.
    Kävin toissa kuussa Espanjassa.I went to Spain the month before last.
    Toissa yönä oli ukkosta.There was some thunder the night before last.

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