illallinen

Finnish

Etymology

ilta (“evening”) +‎ -llinen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈilːɑlːinen/, [ˈilːɑ̝lˌline̞n]
• Rhymes: -inen
• Syllabification^(key): il‧lal‧li‧nen

Noun

illallinen

1. dinner (main meal of the day; evening meal)

   Synonym: (biblical) ehtoollinen

   Near-synonym: päivällinen

2. (also in the plural) dinner (formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion)

   Synonym: illalliskutsut

3. supper (evening meal)

   Synonym: (light evening snack) iltapala

Declension

Inflection of illallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		illallinen	illalliset
genitive		illallisen	illallisten illallisien
partitive		illallista	illallisia
illative		illalliseen	illallisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		illallinen	illalliset
accusative	nom.	illallinen	illalliset
	gen.	illallisen
genitive		illallisen	illallisten illallisien
partitive		illallista	illallisia
inessive		illallisessa	illallisissa
elative		illallisesta	illallisista
illative		illalliseen	illallisiin
adessive		illallisella	illallisilla
ablative		illalliselta	illallisilta
allative		illalliselle	illallisille
essive		illallisena	illallisina
translative		illalliseksi	illallisiksi
abessive		illallisetta	illallisitta
instructive		—	illallisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of illallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative illalliseni illalliseni accusative nom. illalliseni illalliseni gen. illalliseni genitive illalliseni illallisteni illallisieni partitive illallistani illallisiani inessive illallisessani illallisissani elative illallisestani illallisistani illative illalliseeni illallisiini adessive illallisellani illallisillani ablative illalliseltani illallisiltani allative illalliselleni illallisilleni essive illallisenani illallisinani translative illallisekseni illallisikseni abessive illallisettani illallisittani instructive — — comitative — illallisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative illallisesi illallisesi accusative nom. illallisesi illallisesi gen. illallisesi genitive illallisesi illallistesi illallisiesi partitive illallistasi illallisiasi inessive illallisessasi illallisissasi elative illallisestasi illallisistasi illative illalliseesi illallisiisi adessive illallisellasi illallisillasi ablative illalliseltasi illallisiltasi allative illallisellesi illallisillesi essive illallisenasi illallisinasi translative illalliseksesi illallisiksesi abessive illallisettasi illallisittasi instructive — — comitative — illallisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative illallisemme illallisemme accusative nom. illallisemme illallisemme gen. illallisemme genitive illallisemme illallistemme illallisiemme partitive illallistamme illallisiamme inessive illallisessamme illallisissamme elative illallisestamme illallisistamme illative illalliseemme illallisiimme adessive illallisellamme illallisillamme ablative illalliseltamme illallisiltamme allative illallisellemme illallisillemme essive illallisenamme illallisinamme translative illalliseksemme illallisiksemme abessive illallisettamme illallisittamme instructive — — comitative — illallisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative illallisenne illallisenne accusative nom. illallisenne illallisenne gen. illallisenne genitive illallisenne illallistenne illallisienne partitive illallistanne illallisianne inessive illallisessanne illallisissanne elative illallisestanne illallisistanne illative illalliseenne illallisiinne adessive illallisellanne illallisillanne ablative illalliseltanne illallisiltanne allative illallisellenne illallisillenne essive illallisenanne illallisinanne translative illalliseksenne illallisiksenne abessive illallisettanne illallisittanne instructive — — comitative — illallisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative illallisensa illallisensa accusative nom. illallisensa illallisensa gen. illallisensa genitive illallisensa illallistensa illallisiensa partitive illallistaan illallistansa illallisiaan illallisiansa inessive illallisessaan illallisessansa illallisissaan illallisissansa elative illallisestaan illallisestansa illallisistaan illallisistansa illative illalliseensa illallisiinsa adessive illallisellaan illallisellansa illallisillaan illallisillansa ablative illalliseltaan illalliseltansa illallisiltaan illallisiltansa allative illalliselleen illallisellensa illallisilleen illallisillensa essive illallisenaan illallisenansa illallisinaan illallisinansa translative illallisekseen illalliseksensa illallisikseen illallisiksensa abessive illallisettaan illallisettansa illallisittaan illallisittansa instructive — — comitative — illallisineen illallisinensa

Derived terms

• illalliskortti
• illalliskutsu (“dinner invitation”)
• illallispöytä
• illallistaa (“to sup”)
• illallistanssiaiset
• illallisvieras (“dinner guest”)
• juhlaillallinen
• kansalaisillalliset
• päättäjäisillallinen

 

Further reading

• “illallinen”, 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