pilvilinna
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
pilvi (“cloud”) + linna (“castle”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pilvilinna
- pipe dream, castle in the air (plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work)
- Minusta hänen suunnitelmansa tulla ammattilaisurheilijaksi on pilvilinna ja hänen pitäisi jatkaa koulussa.
- I think his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and he should stay in school.
- fool's paradise (happiness based on illusion)
Declension edit
Inflection of pilvilinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | pilvilinna | pilvilinnat | ||
genitive | pilvilinnan | pilvilinnojen | ||
partitive | pilvilinnaa | pilvilinnoja | ||
illative | pilvilinnaan | pilvilinnoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | pilvilinna | pilvilinnat | ||
accusative | nom. | pilvilinna | pilvilinnat | |
gen. | pilvilinnan | |||
genitive | pilvilinnan | pilvilinnojen pilvilinnainrare | ||
partitive | pilvilinnaa | pilvilinnoja | ||
inessive | pilvilinnassa | pilvilinnoissa | ||
elative | pilvilinnasta | pilvilinnoista | ||
illative | pilvilinnaan | pilvilinnoihin | ||
adessive | pilvilinnalla | pilvilinnoilla | ||
ablative | pilvilinnalta | pilvilinnoilta | ||
allative | pilvilinnalle | pilvilinnoille | ||
essive | pilvilinnana | pilvilinnoina | ||
translative | pilvilinnaksi | pilvilinnoiksi | ||
abessive | pilvilinnatta | pilvilinnoitta | ||
instructive | — | pilvilinnoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pilvilinna”, 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 2023-07-03