silloin

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Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/,
Rhymes: -ilːoin
Syllabification^(key): sil‧loin

Etymology 1

si- (“it”) +‎ -lloin (temporal)

Adverb

silloin

then (at that time)
Hän oli silloin onnellinen. ― He was happy then.
then (in the case that)
Mitä tapahtuu silloin, kun kukaan ei ole todistamassa? ― When nobody is there to witness it, what happens then?

Derived terms

Further reading

“silloin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Noun

silloin

instructive plural of silta
instructive plural of silla

Ingrian

Etymology

Temporal of se (“it”). Akin to Finnish silloin.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsilːoi̯n/,
Rhymes: -ilːoi̯n
Hyphenation: sil‧loin

Adverb

silloin

then
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
  Sloga voip loppua i konsonanttaa ja silloin sloggaa kutsutaa salvatuks.
  A syllable can also end in a consonant and then the consonant is called closed.

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 525

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