vanhoillaan

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of vanha (vanhoilla) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnhoi̯lːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝nho̞i̯lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑnhoilːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): van‧hoil‧laan

Adverb

vanhoillaan

1. the way it was before, especially if so for a long time

Further reading

• “vanhoillaan”, 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 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• havainnolla