ilkosillaan
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The adessive plural of ilkonen (see ilkosen) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ilkosillaan
- stark naked
- Olin ilkosillani uima-altaalla, kun postimies ilmestyi tuomaan kirjattua kirjettä.
- I was stark naked at the pool when the postman showed up, bringing a registered letter.
Inflection
[edit]| →○ | allative | ilkosilleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | ilkosillaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of ilkosillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | ilkosillani | ilkosillamme |
| 2nd person | ilkosillasi | ilkosillanne |
| 3rd person | ilkosillaan ilkosillansa | |
Synonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ilkosillaan”, 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 2023-07-02