paitahihasillaan
Finnish
Etymology
The adessive plural of paitahiha with a possessive suffix and the interfix -si-; Literally, “on one's shirt sleeves”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯tɑˌhihɑsilːɑːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝ˌhihɑ̝ˌs̠ilːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): pai‧ta‧hi‧ha‧sil‧laan
- Hyphenation(key): paita‧hiha‧sil‧laan
Adverb
paitahihasillaan
- in shirtsleeves (having only one's shirt covering the upper body, i.e. wearing no coat or jacket)
- Ilta oli lämmin ja he söivät paitahihasillaan.
- The night was warm and they dined in shirtsleeves.
Inflection
| →○ | allative | paitahihasilleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | paitahihasillaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of paitahihasillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | paitahihasillani | paitahihasillamme |
| 2nd person | paitahihasillasi | paitahihasillanne |
| 3rd person | paitahihasillaan paitahihasillansa | |
Further reading
- “paitahihasillaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023