hihasillaan
Finnish
Etymology
hiha (“sleeve”) + -nen (“-ie”) + -i- (“plural indicator”) + -lla (“adessive ending”) + -an (“3rd person possessive suffix ending”); "on one's sleeves"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhihɑsilːɑːn/, [ˈhihɑ̝ˌs̠ilːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): hi‧ha‧sil‧laan
Adverb
hihasillaan
- in shirtsleeves (having only one's shirt covering the upper body, i.e. wearing no coat or jacket)
- Ilta oli lämmin ja he söivät hihasillaan.
- The night was warm and they dined in shirtsleeves.
Inflection
| Personal/possessive forms of hihasillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hihasillani | hihasillamme |
| 2nd person | hihasillasi | hihasillanne |
| 3rd person | hihasillaan hihasillansa | |
Synonyms
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