Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hilja, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną.
Adverb
hilja (comparative hiljem)
- late
- Antonym: vara
Further reading
- “hilja”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “hilja”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “hilja”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- hilja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hilja, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhiljɑ/, [ˈhiljɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iljɑ
- Syllabification(key): hil‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): hil‧ja
Adjective
hilja (comparative hiljempi, superlative hiljin) (dialectal, obsolete outside derivations)
- quiet
- Synonym: hiljainen
- (of movement) slow, relaxed, sluggish
- Synonyms: hidas, verkkainen
Usage notes
While this word is no longer used on its own in modern Finnish, the derived terms listed below are common, as is the comparative form hiljempi.
Declension
| Inflection of hilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
hilja
|
hiljat
|
| genitive
|
hiljan
|
hiljojen
|
| partitive
|
hiljaa
|
hiljoja
|
| illative
|
hiljaan
|
hiljoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hilja
|
hiljat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hilja
|
hiljat
|
| gen.
|
hiljan
|
| genitive
|
hiljan
|
hiljojen
hiljain rare
|
| partitive
|
hiljaa
|
hiljoja
|
| inessive
|
hiljassa
|
hiljoissa
|
| elative
|
hiljasta
|
hiljoista
|
| illative
|
hiljaan
|
hiljoihin
|
| adessive
|
hiljalla
|
hiljoilla
|
| ablative
|
hiljalta
|
hiljoilta
|
| allative
|
hiljalle
|
hiljoille
|
| essive
|
hiljana
|
hiljoina
|
| translative
|
hiljaksi
|
hiljoiksi
|
| abessive
|
hiljatta
|
hiljoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
hiljoin
|
| comitative
|
— |
hiljoine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hiljani
|
hiljani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hiljani
|
hiljani
|
| gen.
|
hiljani
|
| genitive
|
hiljani
|
hiljojeni
hiljaini rare
|
| partitive
|
hiljaani
|
hiljojani
|
| inessive
|
hiljassani
|
hiljoissani
|
| elative
|
hiljastani
|
hiljoistani
|
| illative
|
hiljaani
|
hiljoihini
|
| adessive
|
hiljallani
|
hiljoillani
|
| ablative
|
hiljaltani
|
hiljoiltani
|
| allative
|
hiljalleni
|
hiljoilleni
|
| essive
|
hiljanani
|
hiljoinani
|
| translative
|
hiljakseni
|
hiljoikseni
|
| abessive
|
hiljattani
|
hiljoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hiljoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hiljasi
|
hiljasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hiljasi
|
hiljasi
|
| gen.
|
hiljasi
|
| genitive
|
hiljasi
|
hiljojesi
hiljaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
hiljaasi
|
hiljojasi
|
| inessive
|
hiljassasi
|
hiljoissasi
|
| elative
|
hiljastasi
|
hiljoistasi
|
| illative
|
hiljaasi
|
hiljoihisi
|
| adessive
|
hiljallasi
|
hiljoillasi
|
| ablative
|
hiljaltasi
|
hiljoiltasi
|
| allative
|
hiljallesi
|
hiljoillesi
|
| essive
|
hiljanasi
|
hiljoinasi
|
| translative
|
hiljaksesi
|
hiljoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
hiljattasi
|
hiljoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hiljoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hiljamme
|
hiljamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hiljamme
|
hiljamme
|
| gen.
|
hiljamme
|
| genitive
|
hiljamme
|
hiljojemme
hiljaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
hiljaamme
|
hiljojamme
|
| inessive
|
hiljassamme
|
hiljoissamme
|
| elative
|
hiljastamme
|
hiljoistamme
|
| illative
|
hiljaamme
|
hiljoihimme
|
| adessive
|
hiljallamme
|
hiljoillamme
|
| ablative
|
hiljaltamme
|
hiljoiltamme
|
| allative
|
hiljallemme
|
hiljoillemme
|
| essive
|
hiljanamme
|
hiljoinamme
|
| translative
|
hiljaksemme
|
hiljoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
hiljattamme
|
hiljoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hiljoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hiljanne
|
hiljanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hiljanne
|
hiljanne
|
| gen.
|
hiljanne
|
| genitive
|
hiljanne
|
hiljojenne
hiljainne rare
|
| partitive
|
hiljaanne
|
hiljojanne
|
| inessive
|
hiljassanne
|
hiljoissanne
|
| elative
|
hiljastanne
|
hiljoistanne
|
| illative
|
hiljaanne
|
hiljoihinne
|
| adessive
|
hiljallanne
|
hiljoillanne
|
| ablative
|
hiljaltanne
|
hiljoiltanne
|
| allative
|
hiljallenne
|
hiljoillenne
|
| essive
|
hiljananne
|
hiljoinanne
|
| translative
|
hiljaksenne
|
hiljoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
hiljattanne
|
hiljoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hiljoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
hiljansa
|
hiljansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
hiljansa
|
hiljansa
|
| gen.
|
hiljansa
|
| genitive
|
hiljansa
|
hiljojensa
hiljainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
hiljaansa
|
hiljojaan
hiljojansa
|
| inessive
|
hiljassaan
hiljassansa
|
hiljoissaan
hiljoissansa
|
| elative
|
hiljastaan
hiljastansa
|
hiljoistaan
hiljoistansa
|
| illative
|
hiljaansa
|
hiljoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
hiljallaan
hiljallansa
|
hiljoillaan
hiljoillansa
|
| ablative
|
hiljaltaan
hiljaltansa
|
hiljoiltaan
hiljoiltansa
|
| allative
|
hiljalleen
hiljallensa
|
hiljoilleen
hiljoillensa
|
| essive
|
hiljanaan
hiljanansa
|
hiljoinaan
hiljoinansa
|
| translative
|
hiljakseen
hiljaksensa
|
hiljoikseen
hiljoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
hiljattaan
hiljattansa
|
hiljoittaan
hiljoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
hiljoineen
hiljoinensa
|
|
Derived terms