silava

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?], from Proto-Uralic *śilä (“fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilɑʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ilɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilɑʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧la‧va

Noun

silava

1. lard (pork fat, often specifically subcutaneous fat)

Declension

Inflection of silava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		silava	silavat
genitive		silavan	silavien
partitive		silavaa	silavia
illative		silavaan	silaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		silava	silavat
accusative	nom.	silava	silavat
	gen.	silavan
genitive		silavan	silavien silavain rare
partitive		silavaa	silavia
inessive		silavassa	silavissa
elative		silavasta	silavista
illative		silavaan	silaviin
adessive		silavalla	silavilla
ablative		silavalta	silavilta
allative		silavalle	silaville
essive		silavana	silavina
translative		silavaksi	silaviksi
abessive		silavatta	silavitta
instructive		—	silavin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of silava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silavani silavani accusative nom. silavani silavani gen. silavani genitive silavani silavieni silavaini rare partitive silavaani silaviani inessive silavassani silavissani elative silavastani silavistani illative silavaani silaviini adessive silavallani silavillani ablative silavaltani silaviltani allative silavalleni silavilleni essive silavanani silavinani translative silavakseni silavikseni abessive silavattani silavittani instructive — — comitative — silavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silavasi silavasi accusative nom. silavasi silavasi gen. silavasi genitive silavasi silaviesi silavaisi rare partitive silavaasi silaviasi inessive silavassasi silavissasi elative silavastasi silavistasi illative silavaasi silaviisi adessive silavallasi silavillasi ablative silavaltasi silaviltasi allative silavallesi silavillesi essive silavanasi silavinasi translative silavaksesi silaviksesi abessive silavattasi silavittasi instructive — — comitative — silavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silavamme silavamme accusative nom. silavamme silavamme gen. silavamme genitive silavamme silaviemme silavaimme rare partitive silavaamme silaviamme inessive silavassamme silavissamme elative silavastamme silavistamme illative silavaamme silaviimme adessive silavallamme silavillamme ablative silavaltamme silaviltamme allative silavallemme silavillemme essive silavanamme silavinamme translative silavaksemme silaviksemme abessive silavattamme silavittamme instructive — — comitative — silavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silavanne silavanne accusative nom. silavanne silavanne gen. silavanne genitive silavanne silavienne silavainne rare partitive silavaanne silavianne inessive silavassanne silavissanne elative silavastanne silavistanne illative silavaanne silaviinne adessive silavallanne silavillanne ablative silavaltanne silaviltanne allative silavallenne silavillenne essive silavananne silavinanne translative silavaksenne silaviksenne abessive silavattanne silavittanne instructive — — comitative — silavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative silavansa silavansa accusative nom. silavansa silavansa gen. silavansa genitive silavansa silaviensa silavainsa rare partitive silavaansa silaviaan silaviansa inessive silavassaan silavassansa silavissaan silavissansa elative silavastaan silavastansa silavistaan silavistansa illative silavaansa silaviinsa adessive silavallaan silavallansa silavillaan silavillansa ablative silavaltaan silavaltansa silaviltaan silaviltansa allative silavalleen silavallensa silavilleen silavillensa essive silavanaan silavanansa silavinaan silavinansa translative silavakseen silavaksensa silavikseen silaviksensa abessive silavattaan silavattansa silavittaan silavittansa instructive — — comitative — silavineen silavinensa

Derived terms

• silavainen
• silavoida

compounds

• herkkusilava
• kylkisilava
• silavakerros

Further reading

• “silava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• salvia, slaavi