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silli

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Albanian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

silli

  1. (Gheg) alternative form of cili (who, which)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish sill (herring).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsilːi/, [ˈs̠ilːi]
  • Rhymes: -ilːi
  • Syllabification(key): sil‧li
  • Hyphenation(key): sil‧li

Noun

silli

  1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus
    Synonym: atlantinsilli
  2. any of the several related species of herring and shad, especially as food
  3. (zoology, in the plural) Clupeidae (taxonomic family of the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa and menhadens)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

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Northern Sami

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *silē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsilliː/

Adjective

silli (comparative silit, superlative silimus)

  1. lean
  2. skinny
  3. meager
  4. porous
  5. transparent
Inflection
More information Even i-stem, ll-l gradation, Attributive ...
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Norwegian sil, Finnish siivilä.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsilːliː/

Noun

silˈli

  1. sieve
Inflection
More information Even i-stem, lˈl-ll gradation, Nominative ...
Derived terms
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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