piloillaan

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of pila (“joke”) (piloilla) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpiloi̯lːɑːn/, [ˈpilo̞i̯lːɑːn]
  • Rhymes: -iloilːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): pi‧loil‧laan

Adverb

piloillaan

  1. in jest (as a joke)
    Hän vain yritti piloillaan matkia toisten liikkeitä.
    He only tried to mimic the other's movements in jest.
    Yritin vain piloillani matkia sinun liikkeitäsi.
    I only tried to mimic your movements in jest.

Inflection
Personal/possessive forms of piloillaan
no possessor —
possessor singular plural
1st person piloillani piloillamme
2nd person piloillasi piloillanne
3rd person piloillaan
piloillansa
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