silti
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
si- + -lti, through the ablative singular siltä of se. Originally meant "due to that, because of that", and the current sense only became common in the 20th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
silti
- however, still, yet, nevertheless, nonetheless, anyway, regardless
- Ulkona sataa, mutta menen silti ulos.
- It rains, but I'll go out nevertheless.
Synonyms[edit]
- eipä sillä (“not to mean that”)
- eipä silti
- siitä huolimatta (“disregarding that”)
References[edit]
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “silti”, 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 2023-07-03