pilalla

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpilɑlːɑ/, [ˈpilɑ̝lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilɑlːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧lal‧la

Etymology 1

The adessive singular of the stem pila- of pilata (“to destroy, ruin, spoil”).

Alternative forms

• piloilla

Adverb

pilalla

1. ruined (not good for use or consumption)

   Uuni oli liian kuuma ja nyt kakkuni on pilalla.

   The oven was too hot and now my cake is ruined.

2. spoilt, spoiled (having lost its original value)
3. spoilt, spoiled, rancid, off (of food, deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible)

   Tämä liha on pilalla - se on ollut liian kauan jääkaapissa.

   This piece of meat is off - it's been for too long in the fridge.

4. spoilt, spoiled, pampered (of a person, usually a child, having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering)

Usage notes

• The adjective for spoiled food is pilaantunut.
• The adjective for a spoiled child is poispilattu, pilattu or hemmoteltu.

Inflection

→○	allative	pilalle
○	adessive	pilalla
○→	ablative	–

Further reading

• “pilalla”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Noun

pilalla

1. adessive singular of pila