perille

Finnish

Etymology

Allative plural form of perä (in its archaic sense "ground"), which could be translated literally as "onto the rears".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈperilːeˣ/, [ˈpe̞rilːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -erilːe
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧ril‧le

Adverb

perille

1. to/at the destination

   Milloin tulemme perille?

   When will we arrive (at our destination)?

Usage notes

In Finnish, one does not arrive "at" somewhere but "to" somewhere.

Inflection

→○	allative	perille
○	adessive	perillä
○→	ablative	–

Noun

perille

1. allative plural of perä

Derived terms

compounds

• perillemeno
• perillepääsy
• perilletulla
• perilletulo

 

Further reading

• “perille”, 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