tyhjilleen

Finnish

Etymology

The allative plural of tyhjä (“empty”) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyhjilːeːn/, [ˈt̪yçjilːe̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -yhjilːeːn
  • Syllabification(key): tyh‧jil‧leen
  • Hyphenation(key): tyh‧jil‧leen

Adverb

tyhjilleen

  1. empty, vacated, abandoned, without occupants, unoccupied (to the state of emptiness)
    Talo jäi tyhjilleen kolme vuotta sitten.
    The house was abandoned three years ago.

Inflection

→○ allative tyhjilleen
○ adessive tyhjillään
○→ ablative tyhjiltään

Synonyms

  • (vacated): autioksi, tyhjäksi

Further reading

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