vailla
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See also: väillä
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally the adessive form of the root vai-, vaja- of vajaa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
vailla (+ partitive)
Postposition[edit]
vailla (+ partitive)
- without (and in need/search of)
- suojaa vailla ― in need of protection, looking for shelter
- Mitä sinä olet vailla?
- What do you want? / What are you looking for?
- (literally, “What are you in need of?”)
Usage notes[edit]
- As seen above, this adposition can be used both as a preposition (before the main word) and as a postposition (after the main word), although with a slight change of meaning.
Synonyms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “vailla”, 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 2023-07-04