sukkasilleen

Finnish

Etymology

The allative plural of sukka (“sock, stocking”) with a possessive suffix and the interfix -si-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsukːɑsilːeːn/, [ˈs̠ukːɑ̝ˌs̠ilːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ilːeːn
• Syllabification^(key): suk‧ka‧sil‧leen

Adverb

sukkasilleen

1. into wearing socks or stockings (but no shoes, etc.)

Inflection

→○	allative	sukkasilleen
○	adessive	sukkasillaan
○→	ablative	–

Personal/possessive forms of sukkasilleen
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	sukkasilleni	sukkasillemme
2nd person	sukkasillesi	sukkasillenne
3rd person	sukkasilleen sukkasillensa

Further reading

• “sukkasilleen”, 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