silloin

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/, [ˈs̠ilːo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ilːoin
  • Syllabification(key): sil‧loin
  • Hyphenation(key): sil‧loin

Etymology 1

si- (it) +‎ -lloin (temporal singular)

Adverb

silloin

  1. then (at that time)
    Hän oli silloin onnellinen.He was happy then.
  2. then (in the case that)
    Mitä tapahtuu silloin, kun kukaan ei ole todistamassa?When nobody is there to witness it, what happens then?
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

silloin

  1. instructive plural of silta
  2. instructive plural of silla

Ingrian

Etymology

Temporal of se (it). Akin to Finnish silloin.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/, [ˈs̠iɫːŏ̞n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/, [ˈʃiɫːo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ilːoi̯n
  • Hyphenation: sil‧loin

Adverb

silloin

  1. then
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Sloga voip loppua i konsonanttaa ja silloin sloggaa kutsutaa salvatuks.
      A syllable can also end in a consonant and then the consonant is called closed.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 525