heila

Finnish

Etymology

Probably akin to heilua; possibly a back-formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯lɑ/, [ˈhe̞i̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hei‧la

Noun

heila

1. boyfriend or girlfriend, significant other

Declension

Inflection of heila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		heila	heilat
genitive		heilan	heilojen
partitive		heilaa	heiloja
illative		heilaan	heiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		heila	heilat
accusative	nom.	heila	heilat
	gen.	heilan
genitive		heilan	heilojen heilainrare
partitive		heilaa	heiloja
inessive		heilassa	heiloissa
elative		heilasta	heiloista
illative		heilaan	heiloihin
adessive		heilalla	heiloilla
ablative		heilalta	heiloilta
allative		heilalle	heiloille
essive		heilana	heiloina
translative		heilaksi	heiloiksi
abessive		heilatta	heiloitta
instructive		—	heiloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of heila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heilani heilani accusative nom. heilani heilani gen. heilani genitive heilani heilojeni heilainirare partitive heilaani heilojani inessive heilassani heiloissani elative heilastani heiloistani illative heilaani heiloihini adessive heilallani heiloillani ablative heilaltani heiloiltani allative heilalleni heiloilleni essive heilanani heiloinani translative heilakseni heiloikseni abessive heilattani heiloittani instructive — — comitative — heiloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heilasi heilasi accusative nom. heilasi heilasi gen. heilasi genitive heilasi heilojesi heilaisirare partitive heilaasi heilojasi inessive heilassasi heiloissasi elative heilastasi heiloistasi illative heilaasi heiloihisi adessive heilallasi heiloillasi ablative heilaltasi heiloiltasi allative heilallesi heiloillesi essive heilanasi heiloinasi translative heilaksesi heiloiksesi abessive heilattasi heiloittasi instructive — — comitative — heiloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heilamme heilamme accusative nom. heilamme heilamme gen. heilamme genitive heilamme heilojemme heilaimmerare partitive heilaamme heilojamme inessive heilassamme heiloissamme elative heilastamme heiloistamme illative heilaamme heiloihimme adessive heilallamme heiloillamme ablative heilaltamme heiloiltamme allative heilallemme heiloillemme essive heilanamme heiloinamme translative heilaksemme heiloiksemme abessive heilattamme heiloittamme instructive — — comitative — heiloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heilanne heilanne accusative nom. heilanne heilanne gen. heilanne genitive heilanne heilojenne heilainnerare partitive heilaanne heilojanne inessive heilassanne heiloissanne elative heilastanne heiloistanne illative heilaanne heiloihinne adessive heilallanne heiloillanne ablative heilaltanne heiloiltanne allative heilallenne heiloillenne essive heilananne heiloinanne translative heilaksenne heiloiksenne abessive heilattanne heiloittanne instructive — — comitative — heiloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative heilansa heilansa accusative nom. heilansa heilansa gen. heilansa genitive heilansa heilojensa heilainsarare partitive heilaansa heilojaan heilojansa inessive heilassaan heilassansa heiloissaan heiloissansa elative heilastaan heilastansa heiloistaan heiloistansa illative heilaansa heiloihinsa adessive heilallaan heilallansa heiloillaan heiloillansa ablative heilaltaan heilaltansa heiloiltaan heiloiltansa allative heilalleen heilallensa heiloilleen heiloillensa essive heilanaan heilanansa heiloinaan heiloinansa translative heilakseen heilaksensa heiloikseen heiloiksensa abessive heilattaan heilattansa heiloittaan heiloittansa instructive — — comitative — heiloineen heiloinensa

Derived terms

• heilastaa
• heili
• heitukka

 

compounds

• kesäheila
• vappuheila

 

Further reading

• “heila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• heile

Etymology

From Old Norse heila, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną.

Verb

heila (present tense heilar, past tense heila, past participle heila, passive infinitive heilast, present participle heilande, imperative heila/heil)

1. to heal

References

• “heila” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From German heil.

Verb

heila (present heilar, preterite heilade, supine heilat, imperative heila)

1. to heil
   • 2021 February 19, Raphaelle Sisask, “”En kille heilade varje gång jag gick in i rummet” [”A boy heiled every time I walked into the room”]”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News]‎^[3]:

     – På högstadiet var det värst. Där heilade en kille varje gång jag gick in i rummet, berättar hon.

     – It was at its worst in the högstadium. There, a boy heiled every time I walked into the room, she tells [us].

Conjugation

Conjugation of heila (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	heila		heilas
Supine	heilat		heilats
Imperative	heila		—
Imper. plural1	heilen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	heilar	heilade	heilas	heilades
Ind. plural1	heila	heilade	heilas	heilades
Subjunctive2	heile	heilade	heiles	heilades
	Participles
Present participle	heilande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• Eliah