hiljainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hiljainën. Equivalent to hilja +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hiljainen (comparative hiljaisempi, superlative hiljaisin)

  1. quiet (with little sound)
    Antonyms: luja, kova, kovaääninen, äänekäs
  2. silent (free from sound or noise; having no sound)
    Synonym: äänetön
  3. tacit (done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed)
  4. untalkative, taciturn, quiet (that does not speak much)
    Synonym: vaitonainen
    Antonym: puhelias
  5. quiet (having little motion or activity)

Declension

Inflection of hiljainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative hiljainen hiljaiset
genitive hiljaisen hiljaisten
hiljaisien
partitive hiljaista hiljaisia
illative hiljaiseen hiljaisiin
singular plural
nominative hiljainen hiljaiset
accusative nom. hiljainen hiljaiset
gen. hiljaisen
genitive hiljaisen hiljaisten
hiljaisien
partitive hiljaista hiljaisia
inessive hiljaisessa hiljaisissa
elative hiljaisesta hiljaisista
illative hiljaiseen hiljaisiin
adessive hiljaisella hiljaisilla
ablative hiljaiselta hiljaisilta
allative hiljaiselle hiljaisille
essive hiljaisena hiljaisina
translative hiljaiseksi hiljaisiksi
abessive hiljaisetta hiljaisitta
instructive hiljaisin
comitative hiljaisine
Possessive forms of hiljainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hiljaiseni hiljaiseni
accusative nom. hiljaiseni hiljaiseni
gen. hiljaiseni
genitive hiljaiseni hiljaisteni
hiljaisieni
partitive hiljaistani hiljaisiani
inessive hiljaisessani hiljaisissani
elative hiljaisestani hiljaisistani
illative hiljaiseeni hiljaisiini
adessive hiljaisellani hiljaisillani
ablative hiljaiseltani hiljaisiltani
allative hiljaiselleni hiljaisilleni
essive hiljaisenani hiljaisinani
translative hiljaisekseni hiljaisikseni
abessive hiljaisettani hiljaisittani
instructive
comitative hiljaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hiljaisesi hiljaisesi
accusative nom. hiljaisesi hiljaisesi
gen. hiljaisesi
genitive hiljaisesi hiljaistesi
hiljaisiesi
partitive hiljaistasi hiljaisiasi
inessive hiljaisessasi hiljaisissasi
elative hiljaisestasi hiljaisistasi
illative hiljaiseesi hiljaisiisi
adessive hiljaisellasi hiljaisillasi
ablative hiljaiseltasi hiljaisiltasi
allative hiljaisellesi hiljaisillesi
essive hiljaisenasi hiljaisinasi
translative hiljaiseksesi hiljaisiksesi
abessive hiljaisettasi hiljaisittasi
instructive
comitative hiljaisinesi

Derived terms

compounds

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