paitasillaan
Finnish
Etymology
The adessive plural of paita (“shirt”) with a possessive suffix and the interfix -si-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯tɑsilːɑːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝ˌs̠ilːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): pai‧ta‧sil‧laan
- Hyphenation(key): pai‧ta‧sil‧laan
Adverb
paitasillaan
- synonym of paitahihasillaan
- with only one's shirt on
Inflection
| →○ | allative | paitasilleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | paitasillaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of paitasillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | paitasillani | paitasillamme |
| 2nd person | paitasillasi | paitasillanne |
| 3rd person | paitasillaan paitasillansa | |
Further reading
- “paitasillaan”, 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