paikallaan

Finnish

Etymology

Adessive singular of paikka with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯kɑlːɑːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯kɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑikɑlːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): pai‧kal‧laan

Adverb

paikallaan

1. in his/her/its place/location/spot

Inflection

→○	allative	paikalleen
○	adessive	paikallaan
○→	ablative	paikaltaan

Personal/possessive forms of paikallaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	paikallani	paikallamme
2nd person	paikallasi	paikallanne
3rd person	paikallaan paikallansa

Derived terms

compounds

• paikallaanolo

 

Further reading

• “paikallaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03