silloin

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Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

si- (“it”) +‎ -lloin (temporal singular)

Adverb

silloin

  1. then (at that time)
    Hän oli silloin onnellinen. ― He was happy then.
  2. then (in the case that)
    Mitä tapahtuu silloin, kun kukaan ei ole todistamassa? ― When nobody is there to witness it, what happens then?
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Etymology 2

Noun

silloin

  1. instructive plural of silta
  2. instructive plural of silla

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

silloin

  1. 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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