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Finnish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian жаль (žalʹ). First mention in a dictionary was in the 1770s.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
sääli
- pity (feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something)
En osaa tuntea sääliä sitä jengiä kohtaan, joka loukkaantui yrittäessään murtautua asuntoon.- I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.
- pity (something regrettable)
Sääli, että voit huonosti, sillä illalla on juhlat.- It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
Sääli, että yhtye hajosi.- What a pity about the band breaking up.
- mercy (forbearance to cause or allow harm to another)
Tunsin sääliä ja lopetin hänen häpäisemisensä.- I took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.
- mercy (compassion, especially toward those less fortunate)
Säälikää köyhiä ja auttakaa heitä, jos voitte.- Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.
Declension
Derived terms
Interjection
sääli
- what a pity.
Sääli, että auto hajosi.- What a pity that the car broke down.
Synonyms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæːli/, (third-person indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈsæːliˣ/, (imperative, indicative connegative)
- Rhymes: -æːli
- Hyphenation(key): sää‧li
Verb
sääli
- inflection of sääliä:
- third-person singular past indicative
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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