Estonian edit

Adverb edit

siis (not comparable)

  1. then, after that
    Siis ma olin noor.
    I was young [back] then.
    Siis ma läksin koju.
    Then I went home.
  2. so
    See on siis tõsi?
    So it is true?

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

sii- +‎ -s (s-lative singular). Related to Moksha сяс (śas).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːs/, [ˈs̠iːs̠]
  • Rhymes: -iːs
  • Syllabification(key): siis

Adverb edit

siis

  1. therefore, so, thus (consequently, for that reason, as a result of which)
    Ajattelen, siis olen.
    I think, therefore I am.
  2. I mean, so (when clarifying or elaborating)
    Hän oli siis oikeassa.
    So she was right.
    Tiedätte siis laulun sanat?
    So, you guys know the lyrics of the song?
    Tarkoitin siis, ettei tässä ole mitään syytä huoleen.
    What I meant is that there is nothing to worry about.
  3. as in, in the sense of
    kuusi, siis puu, (...)kuusi, as in the tree [spruce], (...)
  4. so (used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question)
    Synonym: eli (always as the first word in this sense)
    Siis miten se nyt menikään?
    So how did it go again?

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Lative of se. Akin to Finnish siis and Estonian siis.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

siis

  1. so, thus
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Paino voip olla vahva, poolivahva ja slaaboi, siis sitä voip sannoa i painottomaks.
      The stress may be strong, half-strong and weak, so it's possible to say it as unstressed.
  2. so that
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 32:
      Makkaa aina yksintää, siis et noise läsimää.
      Always sleep alone, so you don't get ill.
  3. then, afterwards
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Siis höö näyttiit meille poolen, kus ono linna, vaikko linnaa metsän takant bygrält ei näkynt.
      Then they showed us the direction, where the city is, even though the city wasn't visible from the hillock from behind the forest.

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 532
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[3], →ISBN, page 53

Latin edit

Noun edit

siīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of sion

Wolof edit

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

siis

  1. chair