# heila
## Finnish
### Etymology

Probably akin to heilua; possibly a back-formation.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhei̯lɑ/, [ˈhe̞i̯lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eilɑ
* Hyphenation: hei‧la

### Noun

heila
* boyfriend or girlfriend, date, significant other

#### Declension

Possessive forms of heila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heilani
heilani
accusative
nom.
heilani
heilani
gen.
heilani
genitive
heilani
heilojeni heilaini $^{rare}$
partitive
heilaani
heilojani
inessive
heilassani
heiloissani
elative
heilastani
heiloistani
illative
heilaani
heiloihini
adessive
heilallani
heiloillani
ablative
heilaltani
heiloiltani
allative
heilalleni
heiloilleni
essive
heilanani
heiloinani
translative
heilakseni
heiloikseni
abessive
heilattani
heiloittani
instructive
comitative
—heiloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heilasi
heilasi
accusative
nom.
heilasi
heilasi
gen.
heilasi
genitive
heilasi
heilojesi heilaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
heilaasi
heilojasi
inessive
heilassasi
heiloissasi
elative
heilastasi
heiloistasi
illative
heilaasi
heiloihisi
adessive
heilallasi
heiloillasi
ablative
heilaltasi
heiloiltasi
allative
heilallesi
heiloillesi
essive
heilanasi
heiloinasi
translative
heilaksesi
heiloiksesi
abessive
heilattasi
heiloittasi
instructive
comitative
—heiloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heilamme
heilamme
accusative
nom.
heilamme
heilamme
gen.
heilamme
genitive
heilamme
heilojemme heilaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
heilaamme
heilojamme
inessive
heilassamme
heiloissamme
elative
heilastamme
heiloistamme
illative
heilaamme
heiloihimme
adessive
heilallamme
heiloillamme
ablative
heilaltamme
heiloiltamme
allative
heilallemme
heiloillemme
essive
heilanamme
heiloinamme
translative
heilaksemme
heiloiksemme
abessive
heilattamme
heiloittamme
instructive
comitative
—heiloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heilanne
heilanne
accusative
nom.
heilanne
heilanne
gen.
heilanne
genitive
heilanne
heilojenne heilainne $^{rare}$
partitive
heilaanne
heilojanne
inessive
heilassanne
heiloissanne
elative
heilastanne
heiloistanne
illative
heilaanne
heiloihinne
adessive
heilallanne
heiloillanne
ablative
heilaltanne
heiloiltanne
allative
heilallenne
heiloillenne
essive
heilananne
heiloinanne
translative
heilaksenne
heiloiksenne
abessive
heilattanne
heiloittanne
instructive
comitative
—heiloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
heilansa
heilansa
accusative
nom.
heilansa
heilansa
gen.
heilansa
genitive
heilansa
heilojensa heilainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
heilaansa
heilojaan heilojansa
inessive
heilassaan heilassansa
heiloissaan heiloissansa
elative
heilastaan heilastansa
heiloistaan heiloistansa
illative
heilaansa
heiloihinsa
adessive
heilallaan heilallansa
heiloillaan heiloillansa
ablative
heilaltaan heilaltansa
heiloiltaan heiloiltansa
allative
heilalleen heilallensa
heiloilleen heiloillensa
essive
heilanaan heilanansa
heiloinaan heiloinansa
translative
heilakseen heilaksensa
heiloikseen heiloiksensa
abessive
heilattaan heilattansa
heiloittaan heiloittansa
instructive
comitative
—heiloineen heiloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* heilastaa
* heili
* heitukka
* kesäheila
* vappuheila

#### See also

* hellu

### References

* ↑ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “heila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* heile

### Etymology

From Old Norse heila, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną.

### Verb

heila (present tense heilar, past tense heila, past participle heila, passive infinitive heilast, present participle heilande, imperative heila/heil)
* to heal

### References

* “heila” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From German heil.

### Verb

heila (present heilar, preterite heilade, supine heilat, imperative heila)
* to heil
** 2021 February 19, Raphaelle Sisask, “”En kille heilade varje gång jag gick in i rummet” [”A boy heiled every time I walked into the room”]”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News]‎:– På högstadiet var det värst. Där heilade en kille varje gång jag gick in i rummet, berättar hon.– It was at its worst in the högstadium. There, a boy heiled every time I walked into the room, she tells [us].

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### Anagrams

* Eliah