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Etymology
The adessive plural of piilo (“hiding place, hideaway”) with the interfix -si-. Equivalent to the adessive plural of piilo + -nen (which does not exist as an independent noun, but does have a partitive singular form piilosta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiːlosilːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ilːɑ
- Hyphenation(key): pii‧lo‧sil‧la
Adverb
piilosilla
- (idiomatic) playing hide and seek (practically always used with olla)
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