silloin

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/, [ˈs̠ilːo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ilːoin
  • Syllabification(key): sil‧loin

Etymology 1

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si- (it) +‎ -lloin (temporal singular)

Adverb

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silloin

  1. then (at that time)
    Hän oli silloin onnellinen.He was happy then.
  2. then (in the case that)
    Mitä tapahtuu silloin, kun kukaan ei ole todistamassa?When nobody is there to witness it, what happens then?
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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silloin

  1. instructive plural of silta
  2. instructive plural of silla

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Temporal of se (it). Akin to Finnish silloin.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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silloin

  1. then
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Sloga voip loppua i konsonanttaa ja silloin sloggaa kutsutaa salvatuks.
      A syllable can also end in a consonant and then the consonant is called closed.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 525