hilja

See also: Hilja

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hilja, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną.

Adverb

hilja (comparative hiljem)

  1. late
    Antonym: vara
  • hiline

Further reading


Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hilja, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *silāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiljɑ/, [ˈhiljɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iljɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hil‧ja

Adjective

hilja (comparative hiljempi, superlative hiljin)

  1. (dialectal) quiet
    Synonym: hiljainen
  2. (dialectal, of movement) slow, relaxed, sluggish
    Synonyms: hidas, verkkainen

Declension

Inflection of hilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative hilja hiljat
genitive hiljan hiljojen
partitive hiljaa hiljoja
illative hiljaan hiljoihin
singular plural
nominative hilja hiljat
accusative nom. hilja hiljat
gen. hiljan
genitive hiljan hiljojen
hiljainrare
partitive hiljaa hiljoja
inessive hiljassa hiljoissa
elative hiljasta hiljoista
illative hiljaan hiljoihin
adessive hiljalla hiljoilla
ablative hiljalta hiljoilta
allative hiljalle hiljoille
essive hiljana hiljoina
translative hiljaksi hiljoiksi
instructive hiljoin
abessive hiljatta hiljoitta
comitative hiljoine
Possessive forms of hilja (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person hiljani hiljamme
2nd person hiljasi hiljanne
3rd person hiljansa
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