silta

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See also: siltä, siltā, and šilta

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *cilta, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *tílˀta (compare Latvian tilts, Lithuanian tiltas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiltɑ/, [ˈs̠il̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iltɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): sil‧ta

Noun

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silta

  1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
    katettu silta ― covered bridge
  2. bridge (in eyeglasses or spectacles, the connecting part between the two lenses)
  3. (anatomy) pons (bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ)
  4. (dentistry) Synonym of hammassilta (“bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)”)
  5. (nautical) Synonym of komentosilta (“bridge (platform above the upper deck)”)
  6. (gymnastics, dance) bridge, backbend
  7. (wrestling) bridge
  8. (telecommunications) bridge (system which connects two or more local area networks)
  9. (computing) bridge (device which connects computer buses)
  10. (chemistry) bridge (intermolecular valence bond)
  11. (music) bridge (section of music, usually one between a stanza and a chorus/refrain)
  12. (dialectal, Eastern Finnish) Synonym of lattia (“floor”)
  13. (in some contexts) Synonym of laituri (“dock, pier”)

Declension

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Inflection of silta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)
nominative silta sillat
genitive sillan siltojen
partitive siltaa siltoja
illative siltaan siltoihin
singular plural
nominative silta sillat
accusative nom. silta sillat
gen. sillan
genitive sillan siltojen
siltain rare
partitive siltaa siltoja
inessive sillassa silloissa
elative sillasta silloista
illative siltaan siltoihin
adessive sillalla silloilla
ablative sillalta silloilta
allative sillalle silloille
essive siltana siltoina
translative sillaksi silloiksi
abessive sillatta silloitta
instructive — silloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of silta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative siltani siltani
accusative nom. siltani siltani
gen. siltani
genitive siltani siltojeni
siltaini rare
partitive siltaani siltojani
inessive sillassani silloissani
elative sillastani silloistani
illative siltaani siltoihini
adessive sillallani silloillani
ablative sillaltani silloiltani
allative sillalleni silloilleni
essive siltanani siltoinani
translative sillakseni silloikseni
abessive sillattani silloittani
instructive — —
comitative — siltoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative siltasi siltasi
accusative nom. siltasi siltasi
gen. siltasi
genitive siltasi siltojesi
siltaisi rare
partitive siltaasi siltojasi
inessive sillassasi silloissasi
elative sillastasi silloistasi
illative siltaasi siltoihisi
adessive sillallasi silloillasi
ablative sillaltasi silloiltasi
allative sillallesi silloillesi
essive siltanasi siltoinasi
translative sillaksesi silloiksesi
abessive sillattasi silloittasi
instructive — —
comitative — siltoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative siltamme siltamme
accusative nom. siltamme siltamme
gen. siltamme
genitive siltamme siltojemme
siltaimme rare
partitive siltaamme siltojamme
inessive sillassamme silloissamme
elative sillastamme silloistamme
illative siltaamme siltoihimme
adessive sillallamme silloillamme
ablative sillaltamme silloiltamme
allative sillallemme silloillemme
essive siltanamme siltoinamme
translative sillaksemme silloiksemme
abessive sillattamme silloittamme
instructive — —
comitative — siltoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative siltanne siltanne
accusative nom. siltanne siltanne
gen. siltanne
genitive siltanne siltojenne
siltainne rare
partitive siltaanne siltojanne
inessive sillassanne silloissanne
elative sillastanne silloistanne
illative siltaanne siltoihinne
adessive sillallanne silloillanne
ablative sillaltanne silloiltanne
allative sillallenne silloillenne
essive siltananne siltoinanne
translative sillaksenne silloiksenne
abessive sillattanne silloittanne
instructive — —
comitative — siltoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative siltansa siltansa
accusative nom. siltansa siltansa
gen. siltansa
genitive siltansa siltojensa
siltainsa rare
partitive siltaansa siltojaan
siltojansa
inessive sillassaan
sillassansa 		silloissaan
silloissansa
elative sillastaan
sillastansa 		silloistaan
silloistansa
illative siltaansa siltoihinsa
adessive sillallaan
sillallansa 		silloillaan
silloillansa
ablative sillaltaan
sillaltansa 		silloiltaan
silloiltansa
allative sillalleen
sillallensa 		silloilleen
silloillensa
essive siltanaan
siltanansa 		siltoinaan
siltoinansa
translative sillakseen
sillaksensa 		silloikseen
silloiksensa
abessive sillattaan
sillattansa 		silloittaan
silloittansa
instructive — —
comitative — siltoineen
siltoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Silta (1).
Silta (2).

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *cilta. Cognates include Finnish silta and Estonian sild.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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silta

  1. bridge
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Jokkiis ja järviis siltoja laatiit.
      In the rivers and the lakes they're building bridges.
  2. flooring (structure covering the floor)
    Sillan al ellää hiiri. ― A mouse lives under the floor.

Declension

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Declension of silta (type 3/kana, lt-ll gradation)
singular plural
nominative silta sillat
genitive sillan siltoin
partitive siltaa siltoja
illative siltaa siltoi
inessive sillaas sillois
elative sillast silloist
allative sillalle silloille
adessive sillaal silloil
ablative sillalt silloilt
translative sillaks silloiks
essive siltanna, siltaan siltoinna, siltoin
exessive1) siltant siltoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “силда”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 685
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 524
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎[2], →ISBN, page 35

Latvian

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Adjective

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silta

  1. inflection of silts:
    1. genitive singular masculine
    2. nominative singular feminine

Maltese

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Root
s-l-t
6 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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silta f (plural siltiet, diminutive slejta)

  1. small slice
  2. extract, excerpt
  3. shapeliness

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Swedish sylt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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silta

  1. jam (food)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, lt-ltt gradation
Nominative silta
Genitive siltta
Singular Plural
Nominative silta silttat
Accusative siltta silttaid
Genitive siltta silttaid
Illative siltii silttaide
Locative silttas silttain
Comitative silttain silttaiguin
Essive siltan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person siltan siltame siltamet
2nd person siltat siltade siltadet
3rd person siltas siltaska siltaset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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