illallinen

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Finnish

Etymology

ilta (evening) +‎ -llinen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈilːɑlːinen/,
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): il‧lal‧li‧nen

Noun

illallinen

  1. dinner (main meal of the day; evening meal)
    Synonym: (biblical) ehtoollinen
    Near-synonym: päivällinen
  2. (also in the plural) dinner (formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion)
    Synonym: illalliskutsut
  3. supper (evening meal)
    Synonym: (light evening snack) iltapala

Declension

Inflection of illallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative illallinen illalliset
genitive illallisen illallisten
illallisien
partitive illallista illallisia
illative illalliseen illallisiin
singular plural
nominative illallinen illalliset
accusative nom. illallinen illalliset
gen. illallisen
genitive illallisen illallisten
illallisien
partitive illallista illallisia
inessive illallisessa illallisissa
elative illallisesta illallisista
illative illalliseen illallisiin
adessive illallisella illallisilla
ablative illalliselta illallisilta
allative illalliselle illallisille
essive illallisena illallisina
translative illalliseksi illallisiksi
abessive illallisetta illallisitta
instructive illallisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of illallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

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