siitä

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === Elative form of se, etymologically formed from the old ablative suffix -ta rather than the modern standard elative suffix -sta. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsiːtæ/, [ˈs̠iːt̪æ] Rhymes: -iːtæ Syllabification(key): sii‧tä Hyphenation(key): sii‧tä ==== Pronoun ==== siitä (demonstrative) elative singular of se ===== Usage notes ===== Used as the regular elative singular form of se, despite being morphologically irregular. ==== Adverb ==== siitä from there, thence ===== Usage notes ===== siitä usually implies a more precise or exact location than sieltä. For the difference between tuosta and siitä, see the usage notes for tuo. ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Finnic *sigit'äk (compare Estonian sigima). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsiːtæˣ/, [ˈs̠iːt̪æ(ʔ)] Rhymes: -iːtæ Syllabification(key): sii‧tä Hyphenation(key): sii‧tä ==== Verb ==== siitä (intransitive, biblical, of a human being) to be conceived ...joka sikisi Pyhästä Hengestä... ― ...who was conceived by the Holy Spirit... (intransitive, especially of animals) to procreate (intransitive, figuratively) to stem, originate riidasta siinnyt vihamielisyys ― the animosity that stemmed from a dispute (intransitive, figuratively) to become more common, grow ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “siitä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsiːtæˣ/, [ˈs̠iːt̪æ(ʔ)] Rhymes: -iːtæ Syllabification(key): sii‧tä Hyphenation(key): sii‧tä ==== Verb ==== siitä inflection of siittää: present active indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative second-person singular present active imperative connegative === Anagrams === iistä, ätsii == Ingrian == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *sigit'äk. Cognates include Finnish siitä and Estonian sigida. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsi.itæ/, [ˈs̠i.iˑt] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsi.itæ/, [ˈʃi.iˑd̥æ] Rhymes: -i.it, -i.itæ Hyphenation: si‧i‧tä ==== Verb ==== siitä (intransitive, of bugs) to procreate; to breed ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsiːtæ/, [ˈs̠iːt] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsiːtæ/, [ˈʃiːd̥æ] Rhymes: -iːt, -iːtæ Hyphenation: sii‧tä ==== Pronoun ==== siitä elative singular of se ==== Determiner ==== siitä elative singular of se === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 531