illallinen

Finnish

Etymology

ilta (“evening”) +‎ -llinen

Pronunciation

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

Noun

illallinen

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

   Synonyms: päivällinen, (biblical) ehtoollinen

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
instructive		—	illallisin
abessive		illallisetta	illallisitta
comitative		—	illallisineen

Possessive forms of illallinen (type nainen)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	illalliseni	illallisemme
2nd person	illallisesi	illallisenne
3rd person	illallisensa

Derived terms

• illallistaa (“to sup”)
• illalliskutsu (“dinner invitation”)
• illallisvieras (“dinner guest”)