paitahihasillaan

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of paitahiha with a possessive suffix and the interfix -si-; Literally, “on one's shirt sleeves”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯tɑˌhihɑsilːɑːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝ˌhihɑ̝ˌs̠ilːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ilːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): pai‧ta‧hi‧ha‧sil‧laan

Adverb

paitahihasillaan

1. in shirtsleeves (having only one's shirt covering the upper body, i.e. wearing no coat or jacket)

   Ilta oli lämmin ja he söivät paitahihasillaan.

   The night was warm and they dined in shirtsleeves.

Inflection

→○	allative	paitahihasilleen
○	adessive	paitahihasillaan
○→	ablative	–

Personal/possessive forms of paitahihasillaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	paitahihasillani	paitahihasillamme
2nd person	paitahihasillasi	paitahihasillanne
3rd person	paitahihasillaan paitahihasillansa

Further reading

• “paitahihasillaan”, 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