Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/, [ˈs̠ilːo̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ilːoin
  • Syllabification(key): sil‧loin

Etymology 1 edit

si- (it) +‎ -lloin (temporal)

Adverb edit

silloin

  1. then (at that time)
    Hän oli silloin onnellinen.He was happy then.
  2. then (in the case that)
    Mitä tapahtuu silloin, kun kukaan ei ole todistamassa?When nobody is there to witness it, what happens then?
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

silloin

  1. instructive plural of silta
  2. instructive plural of silla

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Temporal of se (it). Akin to Finnish silloin.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

silloin

  1. then
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Sloga voip loppua i konsonanttaa ja silloin sloggaa kutsutaa salvatuks.
      A syllable can also end in a consonant and then the consonant is called closed.

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 525