# sisal
## English
### Etymology

Named after Sisal, Yucatán.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈsaɪsəl/
* Rhymes: -aɪsəl

### Noun

sisal (countable and uncountable, plural sisals)
* A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.
* The fibre of the plant.
* (rare) A sisal mat.
** 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 456:Our bedding consisted of a single sisal or straw mat.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* SAILs, Silas, lassi, sails

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English sisal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsisɑl/, [ˈs̠is̠ɑ̝l]
* Rhymes: -isɑl
* Hyphenation: si‧sal

### Noun

sisal
* sisal
    Synonym: sisalkuitu

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sisal (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sisalini
sisalini
accusative
nom.
sisalini
sisalini
gen.
sisalini
genitive
sisalini
sisalieni
partitive
sisaliani
sisalejani
inessive
sisalissani
sisaleissani
elative
sisalistani
sisaleistani
illative
sisaliini
sisaleihini
adessive
sisalillani
sisaleillani
ablative
sisaliltani
sisaleiltani
allative
sisalilleni
sisaleilleni
essive
sisalinani
sisaleinani
translative
sisalikseni
sisaleikseni
abessive
sisalittani
sisaleittani
instructive
comitative
—sisaleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sisalisi
sisalisi
accusative
nom.
sisalisi
sisalisi
gen.
sisalisi
genitive
sisalisi
sisaliesi
partitive
sisaliasi
sisalejasi
inessive
sisalissasi
sisaleissasi
elative
sisalistasi
sisaleistasi
illative
sisaliisi
sisaleihisi
adessive
sisalillasi
sisaleillasi
ablative
sisaliltasi
sisaleiltasi
allative
sisalillesi
sisaleillesi
essive
sisalinasi
sisaleinasi
translative
sisaliksesi
sisaleiksesi
abessive
sisalittasi
sisaleittasi
instructive
comitative
—sisaleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sisalimme
sisalimme
accusative
nom.
sisalimme
sisalimme
gen.
sisalimme
genitive
sisalimme
sisaliemme
partitive
sisaliamme
sisalejamme
inessive
sisalissamme
sisaleissamme
elative
sisalistamme
sisaleistamme
illative
sisaliimme
sisaleihimme
adessive
sisalillamme
sisaleillamme
ablative
sisaliltamme
sisaleiltamme
allative
sisalillemme
sisaleillemme
essive
sisalinamme
sisaleinamme
translative
sisaliksemme
sisaleiksemme
abessive
sisalittamme
sisaleittamme
instructive
comitative
—sisaleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sisalinne
sisalinne
accusative
nom.
sisalinne
sisalinne
gen.
sisalinne
genitive
sisalinne
sisalienne
partitive
sisalianne
sisalejanne
inessive
sisalissanne
sisaleissanne
elative
sisalistanne
sisaleistanne
illative
sisaliinne
sisaleihinne
adessive
sisalillanne
sisaleillanne
ablative
sisaliltanne
sisaleiltanne
allative
sisalillenne
sisaleillenne
essive
sisalinanne
sisaleinanne
translative
sisaliksenne
sisaleiksenne
abessive
sisalittanne
sisaleittanne
instructive
comitative
—sisaleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sisalinsa
sisalinsa
accusative
nom.
sisalinsa
sisalinsa
gen.
sisalinsa
genitive
sisalinsa
sisaliensa
partitive
sisaliaan sisaliansa
sisalejaan sisalejansa
inessive
sisalissaan sisalissansa
sisaleissaan sisaleissansa
elative
sisalistaan sisalistansa
sisaleistaan sisaleistansa
illative
sisaliinsa
sisaleihinsa
adessive
sisalillaan sisalillansa
sisaleillaan sisaleillansa
ablative
sisaliltaan sisaliltansa
sisaleiltaan sisaleiltansa
allative
sisalilleen sisalillensa
sisaleilleen sisaleillensa
essive
sisalinaan sisalinansa
sisaleinaan sisaleinansa
translative
sisalikseen sisaliksensa
sisaleikseen sisaleiksensa
abessive
sisalittaan sisalittansa
sisaleittaan sisaleittansa
instructive
comitative
—sisaleineen sisaleinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sisalkuitu
* sisalmatto

### Further reading

* “sisal”, 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

* Lassi, lassi, silsa

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

sisal m (plural sisals)
* sisal (plant, fibre)

### Further reading

* “sisal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

sisal m (definite singular sisalen, indefinite plural sisalar, definite plural sisalane)
* sisal (plant, fibres)

### References

* “sisal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* Silas, lassi, lissa, silas, sisal, sisla

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sisal.

### Noun

sisal m (plural sisali)
* sisal

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Noun

sisal m (plural sisales)
* sisal

### Further reading

* “sisal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10