ilkosillaan

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of ilkonen (see ilkosen) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈilkosilːɑːn/, [ˈilko̞ˌs̠ilːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ilːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): il‧ko‧sil‧laan

Adverb

ilkosillaan

1. stark naked

   Olin ilkosillani uima-altaalla, kun postimies ilmestyi tuomaan kirjattua kirjettä.

   I was stark naked at the pool when the postman showed up, bringing a registered letter.

Inflection

→○	allative	ilkosilleen
○	adessive	ilkosillaan
○→	ablative	–

Personal/possessive forms of ilkosillaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	ilkosillani	ilkosillamme
2nd person	ilkosillasi	ilkosillanne
3rd person	ilkosillaan ilkosillansa

Synonyms

• ilkialasti

Related terms

• ilkialaston

Further reading

• “ilkosillaan”, 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