elellä

Finnish

Etymology

elää + -ellä

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈelelːæˣ/, [ˈe̞le̞lːæ(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -elelːæ
  • Syllabification(key): e‧lel‧lä

Verb

elellä

  1. (intransitive) frequentative of elää (to live): to live (one's life)
    Tässä sitä on elelty kymmenet vuodet.
    I have lived/been living here for decades.

Usage notes

The frequentative gives the verb a somewhat casual or relaxed tone, implying e.g. a carefree life.

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From ellää (to live) + -ellä. Akin to Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈelelːæ/, [ˈe̞lʲe̞lʲː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈelelːæ/, [ˈe̞le̞lːæ]
  • Rhymes: -elelː, -elelːæ
  • Hyphenation: e‧lel‧lä

Verb

elellä

  1. (intransitive) to live

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 30
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