hiljattain
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
hilja + -ttain, from the same stem as hiljan, hiljaa and hiljainen. Cognate with Estonian hiljuti.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈhiljɑtːɑi̯n/, [ˈhiljɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
- Rhymes: -iljɑtːɑin
- Syllabification(key): hil‧jat‧tain
Adverb edit
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 edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “hiljattain”, 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 2023-07-02