syli
English
editNoun
editsyli (plural sylis)
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Finnic *süli, from Proto-Uralic *süle. Cognates include Estonian süli, Veps sül', Erzya сэль (seľ, “fathom”), Hungarian öl.
Noun
editsyli
- arms (in reference to embracing or holding in both one's arms)
- Otin hänet syliini.
- I took her/him in my arms.
- lap (space over upper legs of a seated person)
- Poika istui äitinsä sylissä.
- The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.
- (figuratively) lap (place of rearing and fostering)
- Synonym of sylillinen (“armful”)
Declension
edit| Inflection of syli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | syli | sylit | |
| genitive | sylin | sylien | |
| partitive | syliä | sylejä | |
| illative | syliin | syleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | syli | sylit | |
| accusative | nom. | syli | sylit |
| gen. | sylin | ||
| genitive | sylin | sylien | |
| partitive | syliä | sylejä | |
| inessive | sylissä | syleissä | |
| elative | sylistä | syleistä | |
| illative | syliin | syleihin | |
| adessive | sylillä | syleillä | |
| ablative | syliltä | syleiltä | |
| allative | sylille | syleille | |
| essive | sylinä | syleinä | |
| translative | syliksi | syleiksi | |
| abessive | sylittä | syleittä | |
| instructive | — | sylein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
- Archaically also inflected as Etymology 2 below.
Derived terms
editcompounds
Etymology 2
editSemantic loan from Swedish famn (“lap, measure of length”).
Noun
editsyli
- fathom (traditional measure of length equal to three cubits; see usage notes below)
- (nautical) fathom
- (archaic) A measure for chopped firewood, about four cubic meters.
Usage notes
editWhen Finland belonged to Sweden, the Finnish cubit (kyynärä) was equal to Swedish aln (59.4 cm), thus making the length of syli 178.2 cm (= 70.16 inches). Under the Russian rule (1809–1917) the definition of kyynärä was modified to correspond with Russian аршин (aršin) (71.12 cm), thus lengthening syli to 213.36 cm (= 84 inches). In nautical terminology, syli corresponds to English fathom (72 inches = 182.88 cm).
Declension
editAlthough derived from the noun meaning the body part, this word is inflected differently (singular genitive sylen for the length measure, and sylin for the body part).
| Inflection of syli (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | syli | sylet | |
| genitive | sylen | sylien sylten | |
| partitive | syltä | syliä | |
| illative | syleen | syliin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | syli | sylet | |
| accusative | nom. | syli | sylet |
| gen. | sylen | ||
| genitive | sylen | sylien sylten | |
| partitive | syltä | syliä | |
| inessive | sylessä | sylissä | |
| elative | sylestä | sylistä | |
| illative | syleen | syliin | |
| adessive | sylellä | sylillä | |
| ablative | syleltä | syliltä | |
| allative | sylelle | sylille | |
| essive | sylenä | sylinä | |
| translative | syleksi | syliksi | |
| abessive | sylettä | sylittä | |
| instructive | — | sylin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
editDerived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “syli”, 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 2024-01-01
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsyli m (plural sylis)
- syli (former currency of Guinea)
Ingrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *süli. Cognates include Finnish syli and Estonian süli.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsyli/, [ˈs̠ylʲi]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsylʲi/, [ˈʃylʲi]
- Rhymes: -yli, -ylʲi
- Hyphenation: sy‧li
Noun
editsyli
Declension
edit| Declension of syli (type 5/lehti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | syli | sylet |
| genitive | sylen | sylliin, sylilöin |
| partitive | sylliä | sylijä, sylilöjä |
| illative | syllee | syllii, sylilöihe |
| inessive | syles | sylis, sylilöis |
| elative | sylest | sylist, sylilöist |
| allative | sylelle | sylille, sylilöille |
| adessive | sylel | sylil, sylilöil |
| ablative | sylelt | sylilt, sylilöilt |
| translative | syleks | syliks, sylilöiks |
| essive | sylennä, sylleen | sylinnä, sylilöinnä, sylliin, sylilöin |
| exessive1) | sylent | sylint, sylilöint |
| 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
editSee also
edit| (part) | 500 | 1⁄3 | ≈ 1⁄3 | 2⁄9 | 1⁄7 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄21 | 1⁄84 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| native name | versta | syli | arššina | harkkamus | kyynärä | jalka | vaaksa | käsi | djuima |
| SI equivalent | 1.07 km. | 2.13 m. | 71.1 cm. | 71.0 cm | 47.4 cm. | 30.5 cm. | 17.8 cm. | 10.2 cm. | 2.54 cm. |
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 557
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