/ˈsei̯næ/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯næ]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *saina, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Latvian siena (“wall”).
- wall (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building; something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall; also figurative uses)
“kantava seinä” — load-bearing wall
- colloquialmains (domestic electrical power supply)
“Kytkin sen (sähkölaitteen) seinään ja se räjähti!” — I plugged it (an electrical device) into the mains and it blew up!
- essive, form-of, plural, singularessive singular/plural of sei
- essive, form-of, pluralessive plural of see
Formsseinä(nominative, singular) · seinät(nominative, plural) · seinä(accusative, nominative, singular) · seinät(accusative, nominative, plural) · seinän(accusative, genitive, singular) · seinät(accusative, genitive, plural) · seinän(genitive, singular) · seinien(genitive, plural) · seinäin(genitive, plural, rare) · seinää(partitive, singular) · seiniä(partitive, plural) · seinässä(inessive, singular) · seinissä(inessive, plural) · seinästä(elative, singular) · seinistä(elative, plural) · seinään(illative, singular) · seiniin(illative, plural) · seinällä(adessive, singular) · seinillä(adessive, plural) · seinältä(ablative, singular)