syli
English
Noun
syli (plural sylis)
- The currency of Guinea between 1971 and 1985, subdivided into 100 cauris.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsyli/, [ˈs̠yli]
- Rhymes: -yli
- Syllabification(key): sy‧li
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *süli, from Proto-Uralic *süle. Cognates include Estonian süli, Veps sül', Erzya сэль (selʹ, “fathom”) (probably also эле (ele, “arms”)), Hungarian öl.
Noun
syli
- arms (in reference to embracing or holding in both one's arms)
- Otin hänet syliini.
- I took her/him in my arms.
- Otin hänet syliini.
- lap (space over upper legs of a seated person)
- Poika istui äitinsä sylissä.
- The boy was sitting on his mother's lap.
- Poika istui äitinsä sylissä.
- (figuratively) lap (place of rearing and fostering)
- Synonym of sylillinen (armful).
Declension
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | sylein | |
| abessive | sylittä | syleittä | |
| comitative | — | syleineen | |
| Possessive forms of syli (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sylini | sylimme |
| 2nd person | sylisi | sylinne |
| 3rd person | sylinsä | |
- Archaically also inflected as Etymology 2 below.
Derived terms
- sylikkäin
- sylillinen
- sylittäin
- sylityksin
- sylitysten
Compounds
- avosylin
- sylihoito
- sylikoira
- sylikummi
- sylilapsi
- sylimikro
- sylipaini
- sylivauva
Etymology 2
Calque from Swedish famn (“lap, measure of length”).
Noun
syli
- 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
When 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
Although 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 | |
| instructive | — | sylin | |
| abessive | sylettä | sylittä | |
| comitative | — | sylineen | |
| Possessive forms of syli (type uni) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | syleni | sylemme |
| 2nd person | sylesi | sylenne |
| 3rd person | sylensä | |
Synonyms
- (213.36 cm): arsina
- syltä
Anagrams
- ylsi
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.li/
Noun
syli m (plural sylis)
- syli (former currency of Guinea)
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *süli. Cognates include Finnish syli and Estonian süli.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsyli/, [ˈs̠ylʲi]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsyli/, [ˈʃyli]
- Rhymes: -yli
- Hyphenation: sy‧li
Noun
syli
- hug
- armful
Declension
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 557