hiljattain

Finnish

Etymology

hilja +‎ -ttain, from the same stem as hiljan, hiljaa and hiljainen. Cognate with Estonian hiljuti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiljɑtːɑi̯n/, [ˈhiljɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
Rhymes: -iljɑtːɑin
Syllabification^(key): hil‧jat‧tain

Adverb

hiljattain

recently, the other day
Olin hiljattain San Franciscossa.
I was in San Francisco just the other day. / I was recently in San Francisco.

Synonyms

Derived terms

hiljattainen

Further reading

“hiljattain”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

tahtilajin

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