saita

See also: sàita and säitä

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin seta < saeta. Compare Italian seta, Romansch saida, Spanish seda.

Noun

saita f

1. silk

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯tɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑitɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sai‧ta

Adjective

saita (comparative saidempi, superlative saidin or saidoin)

1. stingy, ungenerous

Declension

Inflection of saita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		saita	saidat
genitive		saidan	saitojen
partitive		saitaa	saitoja
illative		saitaan	saitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saita	saidat
accusative	nom.	saita	saidat
	gen.	saidan
genitive		saidan	saitojen saitain rare
partitive		saitaa	saitoja
inessive		saidassa	saidoissa
elative		saidasta	saidoista
illative		saitaan	saitoihin
adessive		saidalla	saidoilla
ablative		saidalta	saidoilta
allative		saidalle	saidoille
essive		saitana	saitoina
translative		saidaksi	saidoiksi
abessive		saidatta	saidoitta
instructive		—	saidoin
comitative		—	saitoine

Possessive forms of saita (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saitani saitani accusative nom. saitani saitani gen. saitani genitive saitani saitojeni saitaini rare partitive saitaani saitojani inessive saidassani saidoissani elative saidastani saidoistani illative saitaani saitoihini adessive saidallani saidoillani ablative saidaltani saidoiltani allative saidalleni saidoilleni essive saitanani saitoinani translative saidakseni saidoikseni abessive saidattani saidoittani instructive — — comitative — saitoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saitasi saitasi accusative nom. saitasi saitasi gen. saitasi genitive saitasi saitojesi saitaisi rare partitive saitaasi saitojasi inessive saidassasi saidoissasi elative saidastasi saidoistasi illative saitaasi saitoihisi adessive saidallasi saidoillasi ablative saidaltasi saidoiltasi allative saidallesi saidoillesi essive saitanasi saitoinasi translative saidaksesi saidoiksesi abessive saidattasi saidoittasi instructive — — comitative — saitoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saitamme saitamme accusative nom. saitamme saitamme gen. saitamme genitive saitamme saitojemme saitaimme rare partitive saitaamme saitojamme inessive saidassamme saidoissamme elative saidastamme saidoistamme illative saitaamme saitoihimme adessive saidallamme saidoillamme ablative saidaltamme saidoiltamme allative saidallemme saidoillemme essive saitanamme saitoinamme translative saidaksemme saidoiksemme abessive saidattamme saidoittamme instructive — — comitative — saitoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saitanne saitanne accusative nom. saitanne saitanne gen. saitanne genitive saitanne saitojenne saitainne rare partitive saitaanne saitojanne inessive saidassanne saidoissanne elative saidastanne saidoistanne illative saitaanne saitoihinne adessive saidallanne saidoillanne ablative saidaltanne saidoiltanne allative saidallenne saidoillenne essive saitananne saitoinanne translative saidaksenne saidoiksenne abessive saidattanne saidoittanne instructive — — comitative — saitoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative saitansa saitansa accusative nom. saitansa saitansa gen. saitansa genitive saitansa saitojensa saitainsa rare partitive saitaansa saitojaan saitojansa inessive saidassaan saidassansa saidoissaan saidoissansa elative saidastaan saidastansa saidoistaan saidoistansa illative saitaansa saitoihinsa adessive saidallaan saidallansa saidoillaan saidoillansa ablative saidaltaan saidaltansa saidoiltaan saidoiltansa allative saidalleen saidallensa saidoilleen saidoillensa essive saitanaan saitanansa saitoinaan saitoinansa translative saidakseen saidaksensa saidoikseen saidoiksensa abessive saidattaan saidattansa saidoittaan saidoittansa instructive — — comitative — saitoineen saitoinensa

Derived terms

• saidasti
• saitailla
• saituri
• saituus

 

Further reading

• “saita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

• -aista, -istaa, aasit, aisat, aista, asiat, astia, saati

Japanese

Romanization

saita

1. Rōmaji transcription of さいた