kilpasilla

Finnish

Etymology

Adessive plural of an otherwise unattested diminutive derivation *kilpanen from kilpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilpɑsilːɑ/, [ˈk̟ilpɑ̝ˌs̠ilːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kil‧pa‧sil‧la

Adverb

kilpasilla

1. engaged in a competition, contest or race (usually at least somewhat playfully)

Inflection

→○	allative	kilpasille
○	adessive	kilpasilla
○→	ablative	–

Further reading

• “kilpasilla”, 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