silti

Finnish

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsilti(ˣ)/, [ˈs̠il̪t̪i(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ilti
  • Syllabification(key): sil‧ti

Adverb

silti

  1. however, still, yet, nevertheless, nonetheless, anyway, regardless
    Ulkona sataa, mutta menen silti ulos.
    It rains, but I'll go out nevertheless.

Synonyms

  • eipä sillä (not to mean that)
  • eipä silti
  • siitä huolimatta (disregarding that)

References

  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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