silta

See also: siltä, siltā, and šilta

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *tílˀta (compare Latvian tilts, Lithuanian tiltas).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiltɑ/, [ˈs̠ilt̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iltɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sil‧ta

Noun

silta

  1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
  2. (gymnastics, dance) bridge, backbend
  3. (wrestling) bridge
  4. (telecommunications) bridge (system which connects two or more local area networks)
  5. bridge (in eyeglasses or spectacles, the connecting part between the two lenses)
  6. (chemistry) bridge
  7. (music) bridge (section of music, usually one between a stanza and a chorus/refrain)
  8. (nautical) Synonym of komentosilta (“bridge”)
  9. (dentistry) Synonym of hammassilta (“bridge”)
  10. (dialectal, Eastern Finnish) floor
    Synonym: lattia

Usage notes

Declension
Inflection of silta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)
nominative silta sillat
genitive sillan siltojen
partitive siltaa siltoja
illative siltaan siltoihin
singular plural
nominative silta sillat
accusative nom. silta sillat
gen. sillan
genitive sillan siltojen
siltainrare
partitive siltaa siltoja
inessive sillassa silloissa
elative sillasta silloista
illative siltaan siltoihin
adessive sillalla silloilla
ablative sillalta silloilta
allative sillalle silloille
essive siltana siltoina
translative sillaksi silloiksi
instructive — silloin
abessive sillatta silloitta
comitative — siltoineen
Possessive forms of silta (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person siltani siltamme
2nd person siltasi siltanne
3rd person siltansa

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

Ingrian
Silta (1).
Siltaa (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta. Cognates include Finnish silta and Estonian sild.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsiltɑ/, [ˈs̠iɫd]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsiltɑ/, [ˈʃiɫd̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iltɑ
  • Hyphenation: sil‧ta

Noun

silta

  1. bridge
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Jokkiis ja järviis siltoja laatiit.
      In the rivers and the lakes they're building bridges.
  2. wooden floor

Declension
Declension of silta (type 3/kana, lt-ll gradation)
singular plural
nominative silta sillat
genitive sillan siltoin
partitive siltaa siltoja
illative siltaa siltoi
inessive sillaas sillois
elative sillast silloist
allative sillalle silloille
adessive sillaal silloil
ablative sillalt silloilt
translative sillaks silloiks
essive siltanna, siltaan siltoinna, siltoin
exessive1) siltant siltoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 524
  • Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 35

Latvian

Adjective

silta

  1. genitive singular masculine form of silts
  2. nominative singular feminine form of silts

Maltese
Root
s-l-t
6 terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪl.ta/

Noun

silta f (plural siltiet, diminutive slejta)

  1. small slice
  2. extract, excerpt
  3. shapeliness

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Swedish sylt.

Noun

silta

  1. jam (food)

Inflection
Even a-stem, lt-ltt gradation
Nominative silta
Genitive siltta
Singular Plural
Nominative silta silttat
Accusative siltta silttaid
Genitive siltta silttaid
Illative siltii silttaide
Locative silttas silttain
Comitative silttain silttaiguin
Essive siltan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person siltan siltame siltamet
2nd person siltat siltade siltadet
3rd person siltas siltaska siltaset

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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