sisältö

Finnish

Etymology

sisältää (“to contain”) +‎ -ö. Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1847.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsisæltø/,
• Rhymes: -isæltø
• Syllabification^(key): si‧säl‧tö

Noun

sisältö

1. content, contents (that which is contained)

   jogurttipurkin sisältö — the contents of the yogurt container

2. content (amount of material contained)
3. content (subject matter; substance)
4. meaning (significance of a thing)

   Ihmisten auttaminen tuo sisältöä elämään. — Helping people brings meaning to one’s life.

5. (rare) contents (table of contents)

Declension

Synonyms

• (subject matters): substanssi
• (significance): merkitys, tarkoitus
• (table of contents): sisällysluettelo

Derived terms

Further reading

• “sisältö”, 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