kilpasille

Allative plural of an otherwise unattested diminutive derivation *kilpanen from kilpa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilpɑsilːeˣ/, [ˈk̟ilpɑ̝ˌs̠ilːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ilːe
• Syllabification^(key): kil‧pa‧sil‧le

kilpasille

1. (into a state of being) engaged in a competition, contest or race (usually at least somewhat playfully)

• “kilpasille”, 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 2023-07-02