From Proto-Finnic *hiljainën, equivalent to *hilja + -in. Cognates include Finnish hiljainen.
hiljain (comparative hiljaisemp)
| Declension of hiljain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | hiljain | hiljaiset |
| genitive | hiljaisen | hiljaisiin |
| partitive | hiljaista, hiljaist | hiljaisia |
| illative | hiljaisee | hiljaisii |
| inessive | hiljaisees | hiljaisiis |
| elative | hiljaisest | hiljaisist |
| allative | hiljaiselle | hiljaisille |
| adessive | hiljaiseel | hiljaisiil |
| ablative | hiljaiselt | hiljaisilt |
| translative | hiljaiseks | hiljaisiks |
| essive | hiljaisenna, hiljaiseen | hiljaisinna, hiljaisiin |
| exessive1) | hiljaisent | hiljaisint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||