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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