talosilla

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of talo (“house”) with the interfix -si-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑlosilːɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lo̞ˌs̠ilːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧lo‧sil‧la

Adverb

talosilla

1. (of children) playing house
2. living in a household (often with kanssa (“with”))

Related terms

• talosille

Further reading

• “talosilla”, 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