pilalle
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
The allative singular of the stem pila- of pilata (“to destroy, ruin, spoil”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
pilalle
- ruined (not good for use or consumption, indicates transformation to this state)
- Uuni oli liian kuuma ja kakkuni meni pilalle.
- The oven was too hot and my cake was ruined.
Inflection[edit]
→○ | allative | pilalle |
---|---|---|
○ | adessive | pilalla |
○→ | ablative | – |
Further reading[edit]
- “pilalle”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilalle