silti
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]si- + -lti, through the ablative singular siltä of se. Originally meant "due to that, because of that", and the current sense only became common in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]silti
- however, still, yet, nevertheless, nonetheless, anyway, regardless
- Ulkona sataa, mutta menen silti ulos.
- It rains, but I'll go out anyway.
- Värit ovat voimakkaat olematta silti räikeät.
- The colours are strong yet without being garish.
- Vaikka päivä oli lyhyt, saimme silti paljon aikaan.
- Although the day was short, we managed to accomplish a lot nevertheless.
- Oli kylmä, mutta nukuin silti hyvin.
- It was cold, but I slept well nonetheless.
- Vaikka meillä on enää vähän aikaa haluaisin silti sanoa pari asiaa.
- Although we have little time left, I would still like to say a few things.
- Olette tehneet jo paljon, mutta se kaikki ei silti riitä.
- You have done a lot already, but it is still not enough.
- Anni on nuori, mutta silti hyvin viisas.
- Anni is young but still very wise.
- Matti oli väsynyt, mutta meni silti töihin.
- Matti was tired; however he went to work.
Synonyms
[edit]- eipä sillä (“not to mean that”)
- eipä silti
- siitä huolimatta (“disregarding that”)
References
[edit]- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “silti”, 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