silti

Finnish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilti(ˣ)/, [ˈs̠il̪t̪i(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ilti
• Syllabification^(key): sil‧ti

Adverb

silti

1. 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

• eipä sillä (“not to mean that”)
• eipä silti
• siitä huolimatta (“disregarding that”)

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• listi, litsi