sukkasillaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The adessive plural of sukka (“sock, stocking”) with a possessive suffix and the interfix -si-.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsukːɑsilːɑːn/, [ˈs̠ukːɑ̝ˌs̠ilːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): suk‧ka‧sil‧laan
Adverb edit
sukkasillaan
- with bare socks, with only one's socks or stockings in the feet (without shoes)
- Haittaako, jos olen sukkasillani?
- Do you mind, if I'm with bare socks?
Inflection edit
| Personal/possessive forms of sukkasillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sukkasillani | sukkasillamme |
| 2nd person | sukkasillasi | sukkasillanne |
| 3rd person | sukkasillaan sukkasillansa | |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sukkasillaan”, 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