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

1. 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)
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.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hillani hillani accusative nom. hillani hillani gen. hillani genitive hillani hillojeni hillainirare partitive hillaani hillojani inessive hillassani hilloissani elative hillastani hilloistani illative hillaani hilloihini adessive hillallani hilloillani ablative hillaltani hilloiltani allative hillalleni hilloilleni essive hillanani hilloinani translative hillakseni hilloikseni abessive hillattani hilloittani instructive — — comitative — hilloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hillasi hillasi accusative nom. hillasi hillasi gen. hillasi genitive hillasi hillojesi hillaisirare partitive hillaasi hillojasi inessive hillassasi hilloissasi elative hillastasi hilloistasi illative hillaasi hilloihisi adessive hillallasi hilloillasi ablative hillaltasi hilloiltasi allative hillallesi hilloillesi essive hillanasi hilloinasi translative hillaksesi hilloiksesi abessive hillattasi hilloittasi instructive — — comitative — hilloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hillamme hillamme accusative nom. hillamme hillamme gen. hillamme genitive hillamme hillojemme hillaimmerare partitive hillaamme hillojamme inessive hillassamme hilloissamme elative hillastamme hilloistamme illative hillaamme hilloihimme adessive hillallamme hilloillamme ablative hillaltamme hilloiltamme allative hillallemme hilloillemme essive hillanamme hilloinamme translative hillaksemme hilloiksemme abessive hillattamme hilloittamme instructive — — comitative — hilloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hillanne hillanne accusative nom. hillanne hillanne gen. hillanne genitive hillanne hillojenne hillainnerare partitive hillaanne hillojanne inessive hillassanne hilloissanne elative hillastanne hilloistanne illative hillaanne hilloihinne adessive hillallanne hilloillanne ablative hillaltanne hilloiltanne allative hillallenne hilloillenne essive hillananne hilloinanne translative hillaksenne hilloiksenne abessive hillattanne hilloittanne instructive — — comitative — hilloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hillansa hillansa accusative nom. hillansa hillansa gen. hillansa genitive hillansa hillojensa hillainsarare partitive hillaansa hillojaan hillojansa inessive hillassaan hillassansa hilloissaan hilloissansa elative hillastaan hillastansa hilloistaan hilloistansa illative hillaansa hilloihinsa adessive hillallaan hillallansa hilloillaan hilloillansa ablative hillaltaan hillaltansa hilloiltaan hilloiltansa allative hillalleen hillallensa hilloilleen hilloillensa essive hillanaan hillanansa hilloinaan hilloinansa translative hillakseen hillaksensa hilloikseen hilloiksensa abessive hillattaan hillattansa hilloittaan hilloittansa instructive — — comitative — hilloineen hilloinensa

Derived terms

• hillasato
• hillastaa
• hillasuo
• hillo
• hillukka

 

Further reading

• “hilla”, 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

Anagrams

• halli

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

Noun

hilla f (genitive singular hillu, nominative plural hillur)

1. shelf

Declension

declension of hilla

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hilla	hillan	hillur	hillurnar
accusative	hillu	hilluna	hillur	hillurnar
dative	hillu	hillunni	hillum	hillunum
genitive	hillu	hillunnar	hilla	hillanna

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)

1. Used only in set phrases

Derived terms

• hilla undir ("to loom (in view)")
• hilla uppi ("to be seen in a mirage")