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Finnish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian чи́стый (čístyj),[1] from Old East Slavic чистъ (čistŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čistъ. For the meaning "cool", compare Swedish schysst, which may have influenced it.
Pronunciation
Adjective
siisti (comparative siistimpi, superlative siistein)
- clean, neat
- Synonym: puhdas (“clean, not dirty”)
- Antonyms: likainen (“dirty”), sotkuinen (“messy”)
- (slang) cool, wicked
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːsti/, (third-person indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːstiˣ/, (imperative, indicative connegative)
- Rhymes: -iːsti
- Syllabification(key): siis‧ti
Verb
siisti
- inflection of siistiä:
- third-person singular past indicative
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN