/ˈsie̯lu/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯lu]
OriginBorrowed from Old Swedish siel, siäl (“soul”) (compare modern Swedish själ, German Seele, English soul), from Old Saxon sēola, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.
- soul (spirit or essence of a person or of a thing)
- figurativelymoving spirit (one who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.)
- core (part of a valve)
Formssielu(nominative, singular) · sielut(nominative, plural) · sielu(accusative, nominative, singular) · sielut(accusative, nominative, plural) · sielun(accusative, genitive, singular) · sielut(accusative, genitive, plural) · sielun(genitive, singular) · sielujen(genitive, plural) · sielua(partitive, singular) · sieluja(partitive, plural) · sielussa(inessive, singular) · sieluissa(inessive, plural) · sielusta(elative, singular) · sieluista(elative, plural) · sieluun(illative, singular) · sieluihin(illative, plural) · sielulla(adessive, singular) · sieluilla(adessive, plural) · sielulta(ablative, singular) · sieluilta(ablative, plural)