silla

Estonian

Noun

silla

1. genitive singular of sild

Finnish

Etymology

Shortened from selluvilla. First attested in 1938.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilːɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sil‧la

Noun

silla (dated)

1. (textiles) A synthetic fabric similar to rayon.

Declension

See also

• säteri
• viskoosi

Further reading

• “silla”, 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

Anagrams

• Salli, salli

Galician

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish silla; compare Portuguese silha. Cf. also Galician sela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʎa̝/

Noun

silla f (plural sillas)

1. chair

   Synonym: cadeira

Usage notes

Its use — especially in written form — is considered incorrect.

Etymology 2

From Latin sedilia (“seat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʎa̝/

Noun

silla f (plural sillas)

1. raised stone for installing a hive

References

• “silla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “silla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “silla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Maltese

Alternative forms

• sulla (uncommon)

Etymology

From Arabic سِلَّة (silla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪl.la/

Noun

silla f (plural silel)

1. French honeysuckle (Hedysarum coronarium)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella (“seat”), from Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

• Syllabification: si‧lla

Noun

silla f (plural sillas)

1. chair

   Synonym: asiento

2. saddle

   Synonym: silla de montar

Hyponyms

• silla de caderas
• silla de extensión
• silla de manos
• silla de oficina (“office chair, desk chair”)
• silla de rodilla (“ergonomic kneeling chair”)
• silla de montar
• silla de niño
• silla de posta
• silla de ruedas
• silla de tijera
• silla eléctrica

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Cebuano: síya
• → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: siya
• → Galician: silla
• → Hiligaynon: siya
• → Ladino: siya
• → Portuguese: silha
• → Southeastern Tepehuan: xiir
• → Tagalog: silya, siya
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: siya

Further reading

• “silla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014