silli

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish sill (herring).

Pronunciation

Noun

silli

  1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
    Synonym: atlantinsilli
  2. any of the several related species of herring and shad, especially as food
  3. (zoology, in the plural) Clupeidae (taxonomic family of the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa and menhadens)

Declension

Inflection of silli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative silli sillit
genitive sillin sillien
partitive silliä sillejä
illative silliin silleihin
singular plural
nominative silli sillit
accusative nom. silli sillit
gen. sillin
genitive sillin sillien
partitive silliä sillejä
inessive sillissä silleissä
elative sillistä silleistä
illative silliin silleihin
adessive sillillä silleillä
ablative silliltä silleiltä
allative sillille silleille
essive sillinä silleinä
translative silliksi silleiksi
abessive sillittä silleittä
instructive sillein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of silli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sillini sillini
accusative nom. sillini sillini
gen. sillini
genitive sillini sillieni
partitive silliäni sillejäni
inessive sillissäni silleissäni
elative sillistäni silleistäni
illative silliini silleihini
adessive sillilläni silleilläni
ablative silliltäni silleiltäni
allative sillilleni silleilleni
essive sillinäni silleinäni
translative sillikseni silleikseni
abessive sillittäni silleittäni
instructive
comitative silleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sillisi sillisi
accusative nom. sillisi sillisi
gen. sillisi
genitive sillisi silliesi
partitive silliäsi sillejäsi
inessive sillissäsi silleissäsi
elative sillistäsi silleistäsi
illative silliisi silleihisi
adessive sillilläsi silleilläsi
ablative silliltäsi silleiltäsi
allative sillillesi silleillesi
essive sillinäsi silleinäsi
translative silliksesi silleiksesi
abessive sillittäsi silleittäsi
instructive
comitative silleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sillimme sillimme
accusative nom. sillimme sillimme
gen. sillimme
genitive sillimme silliemme
partitive silliämme sillejämme
inessive sillissämme silleissämme
elative sillistämme silleistämme
illative silliimme silleihimme
adessive sillillämme silleillämme
ablative silliltämme silleiltämme
allative sillillemme silleillemme
essive sillinämme silleinämme
translative silliksemme silleiksemme
abessive sillittämme silleittämme
instructive
comitative silleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sillinne sillinne
accusative nom. sillinne sillinne
gen. sillinne
genitive sillinne sillienne
partitive silliänne sillejänne
inessive sillissänne silleissänne
elative sillistänne silleistänne
illative silliinne silleihinne
adessive sillillänne silleillänne
ablative silliltänne silleiltänne
allative sillillenne silleillenne
essive sillinänne silleinänne
translative silliksenne silleiksenne
abessive sillittänne silleittänne
instructive
comitative silleinenne

Derived terms

compounds

See also

Further reading

Northern Sami

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *silē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsilliː/

Adjective

silli (comparative silit, superlative silimus)

  1. lean
  2. skinny
  3. meager
  4. porous
  5. transparent
Inflection
Even i-stem, ll-l gradation
Attributive silis
Nominative silli
Genitive sili
Attributive silis
Singular Plural
Nominative silli silit
Accusative sili siliid
Genitive sili siliid
Illative sillái siliide
Locative silis siliin
Comitative siliin siliiguin
Essive sillin
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Norwegian sil, Finnish siivilä.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsilːliː/

Noun

silˈli

  1. sieve
Inflection
Even i-stem, lˈl-ll gradation
Nominative silˈli
Genitive silli
sillẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative silˈli sillit
Accusative silli silliid
Genitive silli
sillẹ
silliid
Illative silˈlái silliide
Locative sillis silliin
Comitative silliin silliiguin
Essive silˈlin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person silˈlán silˈláme silˈlámet
2nd person silˈlát silˈláde silˈládet
3rd person silˈlis silˈliska silˈliset
Derived terms
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland