selkokieli
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Finnish
Etymology
selko- (“clear”) + kieli (“language”)
Pronunciation
Noun
selkokieli
- plain language (variant of a language which makes use of clear, commonly understood terms and brief expressions; usually specifically designed for special audiences or a specific purpose)
- "En ole taipuvainen suostumaan pyyntöönne" on selkokielellä yksinkertaisesti "Ei".
- "I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request" is simply "No" in plain language.
Usage notes
The term selkokieli may in principle refer to a simplified version of any language, although it's normally understood to refer to simplified Finnish. The head of the compound term kieli may be replaced with the name of a language if necessary, e.g. selkosuomi (“plain Finnish”), selkoenglanti (“Simple English, Plain English or Special English”).
Declension
| Inflection of selkokieli (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | selkokieli | selkokielet | |
| genitive | selkokielen | selkokielten selkokielien | |
| partitive | selkokieltä | selkokieliä | |
| illative | selkokieleen | selkokieliin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | selkokieli | selkokielet | |
| accusative | nom. | selkokieli | selkokielet |
| gen. | selkokielen | ||
| genitive | selkokielen | selkokielten selkokielien | |
| partitive | selkokieltä | selkokieliä | |
| inessive | selkokielessä | selkokielissä | |
| elative | selkokielestä | selkokielistä | |
| illative | selkokieleen | selkokieliin | |
| adessive | selkokielellä | selkokielillä | |
| ablative | selkokieleltä | selkokieliltä | |
| allative | selkokielelle | selkokielille | |
| essive | selkokielenä | selkokielinä | |
| translative | selkokieleksi | selkokieliksi | |
| abessive | selkokielettä | selkokielittä | |
| instructive | — | selkokielin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “selkokieli”, 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 2023-07-03