pilalle
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editThe allative singular of the stem pila- of pilata (“to destroy, ruin, spoil”).
Alternative forms
editAdverb
editpilalle
- ruined (not good for use or consumption, indicates transformation to this state)
- Uuni oli liian kuuma ja kakkuni meni pilalle.
- The oven was too hot and my cake was ruined.
Inflection
edit→○ | allative | pilalle |
---|---|---|
○ | adessive | pilalla |
○→ | ablative | – |
Further reading
edit- “pilalle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editNoun
editpilalle