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silta.

bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsiltɑ/[ˈs̠il̪t̪ɑ̝]
  1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

    katettu silta
  2. bridge (in eyeglasses or spectacles, the connecting part between the two lenses)

  3. pons (bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ)

  4. synonym of hammassilta (“bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)”)

  5. synonym of komentosilta (“bridge (platform above the upper deck)”)

  6. bridge, backbend

  7. bridge

  8. bridge (system which connects two or more local area networks)

  9. bridge (device which connects computer buses)

  10. bridge (intermolecular valence bond)

  11. bridge (section of music, usually one between a stanza and a chorus/refrain)

  12. (observation) platform (open space at the end of a passenger car)

  13. synonym of lattia (“floor”)

    dialectal
  14. synonym of laituri (“dock, pier”)

Where this word comes from

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

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