hiljattain

Finnish

Etymology

hilja +‎ -ttain (distributive singular), from the same stem as hiljan, hiljaa and hiljainen. Cognate with Estonian hiljuti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiljɑtːɑi̯n/, [ˈhiljɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -iljɑtːɑin
• Syllabification^(key): hil‧jat‧tain

Adverb

hiljattain

1. recently, the other day

   Olin hiljattain San Franciscossa.

   I was in San Francisco just the other day. / I was recently in San Francisco.

Synonyms

• hiljan
• äskettäin

Derived terms

• hiljattainen

 

Further reading

• “hiljattain”, 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

• tahtilajin