pilalle

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpilɑlːeˣ/, [ˈpilɑ̝lːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ilɑlːe
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧lal‧le

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• piloille

Adverb

pilalle

1. ruined (not good for use or consumption, indicates transformation to this state)

   Uuni oli liian kuuma ja kakkuni meni pilalle.

   The oven was too hot and my cake was ruined.

Inflection

→○	allative	pilalle
○	adessive	pilalla
○→	ablative	–

Further reading

• “pilalle”, 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

pilalle

1. allative singular of pila