perille

Finnish

Etymology

Allative plural form of perä (in its archaic sense "ground"), which could be translated literally as "onto the rears".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈperilːeˣ/, [ˈpe̞rilːe̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -erilːe
Syllabification^(key): pe‧ril‧le

Adverb

perille

to/at the destination
Milloin tulemme perille?
When will we arrive (at our destination)?

Usage notes

In Finnish, one does not arrive "at" somewhere but "to" somewhere.

Inflection

→○	allative	perille
○	adessive	perillä
○→	ablative	–

Noun

perille

allative plural of perä

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

“perille”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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