kilpasille

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Allative plural of an otherwise unattested diminutive derivation *kilpanen from kilpa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkilpɑsilːeˣ/, [ˈk̟ilpɑ̝ˌs̠ilːe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ilːe
  • Syllabification(key): kil‧pa‧sil‧le

Adverb

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kilpasille

  1. (into a state of being) engaged in a competition, contest or race (usually at least somewhat playfully)

Inflection

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→○ allative kilpasille
adessive kilpasilla
○→ ablative

Further reading

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