hallussa

Finnish

Etymology

From *haltu- +‎ -ssa (inessive singular), with the root borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (compare English hold, German halten, Swedish hålla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlːusːɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lːus̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːusːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hal‧lus‧sa

Postposition

hallussa (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)

1. (static) in someone's possession, care or custody

   Hänen hallussaan on asiakirja, joka todistaa kaiken.

   He has in his possession a document that proves everything.

Inflection

→○	illative	haltuun
○	inessive	hallussa
○→	elative	hallusta

Personal/possessive forms of hallussa
no possessor	hallussa
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	hallussani	hallussamme
2nd person	hallussasi	hallussanne
3rd person	hallussaan hallussansa

Derived terms

• hallita
• hallussapito
• pitää hallussaan

 

Further reading

• “hallussa”, 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 2023-07-02