hämilleen

Finnish

Etymology

Allative plural of the stem *hämi- seen in hämillinen with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæmilːeːn/, [ˈhæmilːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -æmilːeːn
• Syllabification^(key): hä‧mil‧leen

Adverb

hämilleen

1. into the state of being embarrassed or confused

   Kyseinen tapaus sai hänet hämilleen.

   The event in question made him/her embarrassed.

Inflection

→○	allative	hämilleen
○	adessive	hämillään
○→	ablative	–

Personal/possessive forms of hämilleen
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	hämilleni	hämillemme
2nd person	hämillesi	hämillenne
3rd person	hämilleen hämillensä

Related terms

• hämillinen
• hämmentyä

Further reading

• “hämilleen”, 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