silsa

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic; perhaps akin to hilse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilsɑ/, [ˈs̠ils̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sil‧sa

Noun

silsa

1. (pathology) dermatophytosis, ringworm

Declension

Inflection of silsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		silsa	silsat
genitive		silsan	silsojen
partitive		silsaa	silsoja
illative		silsaan	silsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		silsa	silsat
accusative	nom.	silsa	silsat
	gen.	silsan
genitive		silsan	silsojen silsainrare
partitive		silsaa	silsoja
inessive		silsassa	silsoissa
elative		silsasta	silsoista
illative		silsaan	silsoihin
adessive		silsalla	silsoilla
ablative		silsalta	silsoilta
allative		silsalle	silsoille
essive		silsana	silsoina
translative		silsaksi	silsoiksi
abessive		silsatta	silsoitta
instructive		—	silsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of silsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silsani silsani accusative nom. silsani silsani gen. silsani genitive silsani silsojeni silsainirare partitive silsaani silsojani inessive silsassani silsoissani elative silsastani silsoistani illative silsaani silsoihini adessive silsallani silsoillani ablative silsaltani silsoiltani allative silsalleni silsoilleni essive silsanani silsoinani translative silsakseni silsoikseni abessive silsattani silsoittani instructive — — comitative — silsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative silsasi silsasi accusative nom. silsasi silsasi gen. silsasi genitive silsasi silsojesi silsaisirare partitive silsaasi silsojasi inessive silsassasi silsoissasi elative silsastasi silsoistasi illative silsaasi silsoihisi adessive silsallasi silsoillasi ablative silsaltasi silsoiltasi allative silsallesi silsoillesi essive silsanasi silsoinasi translative silsaksesi silsoiksesi abessive silsattasi silsoittasi instructive — — comitative — silsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silsamme silsamme accusative nom. silsamme silsamme gen. silsamme genitive silsamme silsojemme silsaimmerare partitive silsaamme silsojamme inessive silsassamme silsoissamme elative silsastamme silsoistamme illative silsaamme silsoihimme adessive silsallamme silsoillamme ablative silsaltamme silsoiltamme allative silsallemme silsoillemme essive silsanamme silsoinamme translative silsaksemme silsoiksemme abessive silsattamme silsoittamme instructive — — comitative — silsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative silsanne silsanne accusative nom. silsanne silsanne gen. silsanne genitive silsanne silsojenne silsainnerare partitive silsaanne silsojanne inessive silsassanne silsoissanne elative silsastanne silsoistanne illative silsaanne silsoihinne adessive silsallanne silsoillanne ablative silsaltanne silsoiltanne allative silsallenne silsoillenne essive silsananne silsoinanne translative silsaksenne silsoiksenne abessive silsattanne silsoittanne instructive — — comitative — silsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative silsansa silsansa accusative nom. silsansa silsansa gen. silsansa genitive silsansa silsojensa silsainsarare partitive silsaansa silsojaan silsojansa inessive silsassaan silsassansa silsoissaan silsoissansa elative silsastaan silsastansa silsoistaan silsoistansa illative silsaansa silsoihinsa adessive silsallaan silsallansa silsoillaan silsoillansa ablative silsaltaan silsaltansa silsoiltaan silsoiltansa allative silsalleen silsallensa silsoilleen silsoillensa essive silsanaan silsanansa silsoinaan silsoinansa translative silsakseen silsaksensa silsoikseen silsoiksensa abessive silsattaan silsattansa silsoittaan silsoittansa instructive — — comitative — silsoineen silsoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• jalkasilsa
• kynsisilsa
• nivussilsa
• pälvisilsa

 

Further reading

• “silsa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

• Lassi, lassi, sisal