hilla
See also: Hilla
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hilla (compare Karelian hillo, hilloi, Ludian hillo, Veps hil). Originally probably meaning "mash, jam, purée" (like in the derived term hillo), with the current meaning being a back-formation of hillamarja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhilːɑ/, [ˈhilːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ilːɑ
- Syllabification(key): hil‧la
Noun
hilla
- cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus
- Synonyms: lakka, lintti, muurain, nevamarja, suomuurain, valokki
Usage notes
The term is most prevalent in Northern Finland. It is one of the three names considered standard by Kotus alongside lakka and suomuurain.
Declension
Inflection of hilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | hilla | hillat | ||
genitive | hillan | hillojen | ||
partitive | hillaa | hilloja | ||
illative | hillaan | hilloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | hilla | hillat | ||
accusative | nom. | hilla | hillat | |
gen. | hillan | |||
genitive | hillan | hillojen hillainrare | ||
partitive | hillaa | hilloja | ||
inessive | hillassa | hilloissa | ||
elative | hillasta | hilloista | ||
illative | hillaan | hilloihin | ||
adessive | hillalla | hilloilla | ||
ablative | hillalta | hilloilta | ||
allative | hillalle | hilloille | ||
essive | hillana | hilloina | ||
translative | hillaksi | hilloiksi | ||
abessive | hillatta | hilloitta | ||
instructive | — | hilloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “hilla”, 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
Icelandic
Etymology
From or related to Old Norse hjallr (“shed”), from Proto-Germanic *hilþijǭ, related to *helþaz (“stack”). See also Swedish hylla, Norwegian Nynorsk/Norwegian Bokmål hylle and Danish hylde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɪtla/
- Rhymes: -ɪtla
Declension
Derived terms
- leggja á hilluna ("to shelve")
- leggja skóna á hilluna ("to hang up one's boots")
- vera á réttri hillu ("to be in the right place at the right time")
Verb
hilla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hillti, supine hillt)
- Used only in set phrases
Derived terms
- hilla undir ("to loom (in view)")
- hilla uppi ("to be seen in a mirage")
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