vanhoillaan
Finnish
editEtymology
editThe adessive plural of vanha (vanhoilla) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑnhoi̯lːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝nho̞i̯lːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑnhoilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): van‧hoil‧laan
Adverb
editvanhoillaan
- the way it was before, especially if so for a long time
Further reading
edit- “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