taiteilla

taitaa +‎ -illa

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯tei̯lːɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑiteilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tai‧teil‧la

taiteilla

1. To do something that demonstrates high skill, especially with one's hands or by performing a tricky set of motions.

   Me suljimme vangin kellariin, mutta jotenkin hän taiteili itsensä ulos.

   We locked the prisoner in the basement but somehow he managed to trick his way out.

2. (figuratively) To walk a tightrope (to undertake a precarious course of action).

   Yritys taiteili jatkuvasti vähien rahavarojen ja tilausten nopean toimittamisen välillä.

   The company constantly walked a tightrope between operating on little money and filling orders quickly.

taide (“art”) +‎ -illa

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯tei̯lːɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑiteilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tai‧teil‧la

taiteilla

1. To produce a work of art such as a skillful drawing or painting (but not e.g. a piece of music or literature).

In the sense "to produce a work of art" the term is slightly belittling and would more likely be used of the work of an amateur than that of a professional artist. Somewhat illogically, the use of the title taiteilija (“artist”) shows high respect to the work of a person, and is mostly reserved for professional artists representing any field of artistic activity.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯tei̯lːɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑiteilːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tai‧teil‧la

taiteilla

1. adessive plural of taide

• “taiteilla”, 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 2024-01-01