# reilu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from a dialectal variant of Swedish reda (“order, ready”) such as räido with a sound change -d- > -l- characteristic of the western dialects of Finnish; probably also influenced by Swedish rejäl (“hefty, reliable”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrei̯lu/, [ˈre̞i̯lu]
* Rhymes: -eilu
* Hyphenation: rei‧lu

### Adjective

reilu (comparative reilumpi, superlative reiluin)
* fair, just
    reilu kauppa ― fair trade
* generous (more than adequate)
* sincere, frank, honest
    On muuten ihan saatanan reilu kimma!A real fair girl she was!
* (with a number, sometimes in the plural) just over
    Synonyms: runsas, vähän yli, hieman yli
    Antonym: vajaa
    reilu sata kilometriä ― just over a hundred kilometres

#### Declension

Possessive forms of reilu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
reiluni
reiluni
accusative
nom.
reiluni
reiluni
gen.
reiluni
genitive
reiluni
reilujeni
partitive
reiluani
reilujani
inessive
reilussani
reiluissani
elative
reilustani
reiluistani
illative
reiluuni
reiluihini
adessive
reilullani
reiluillani
ablative
reilultani
reiluiltani
allative
reilulleni
reiluilleni
essive
reilunani
reiluinani
translative
reilukseni
reiluikseni
abessive
reiluttani
reiluittani
instructive
comitative
—reiluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
reilusi
reilusi
accusative
nom.
reilusi
reilusi
gen.
reilusi
genitive
reilusi
reilujesi
partitive
reiluasi
reilujasi
inessive
reilussasi
reiluissasi
elative
reilustasi
reiluistasi
illative
reiluusi
reiluihisi
adessive
reilullasi
reiluillasi
ablative
reilultasi
reiluiltasi
allative
reilullesi
reiluillesi
essive
reilunasi
reiluinasi
translative
reiluksesi
reiluiksesi
abessive
reiluttasi
reiluittasi
instructive
comitative
—reiluinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
reilumme
reilumme
accusative
nom.
reilumme
reilumme
gen.
reilumme
genitive
reilumme
reilujemme
partitive
reiluamme
reilujamme
inessive
reilussamme
reiluissamme
elative
reilustamme
reiluistamme
illative
reiluumme
reiluihimme
adessive
reilullamme
reiluillamme
ablative
reilultamme
reiluiltamme
allative
reilullemme
reiluillemme
essive
reilunamme
reiluinamme
translative
reiluksemme
reiluiksemme
abessive
reiluttamme
reiluittamme
instructive
comitative
—reiluinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
reilunne
reilunne
accusative
nom.
reilunne
reilunne
gen.
reilunne
genitive
reilunne
reilujenne
partitive
reiluanne
reilujanne
inessive
reilussanne
reiluissanne
elative
reilustanne
reiluistanne
illative
reiluunne
reiluihinne
adessive
reilullanne
reiluillanne
ablative
reilultanne
reiluiltanne
allative
reilullenne
reiluillenne
essive
reilunanne
reiluinanne
translative
reiluksenne
reiluiksenne
abessive
reiluttanne
reiluittanne
instructive
comitative
—reiluinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
reilunsa
reilunsa
accusative
nom.
reilunsa
reilunsa
gen.
reilunsa
genitive
reilunsa
reilujensa
partitive
reiluaan reiluansa
reilujaan reilujansa
inessive
reilussaan reilussansa
reiluissaan reiluissansa
elative
reilustaan reilustansa
reiluistaan reiluistansa
illative
reiluunsa
reiluihinsa
adessive
reilullaan reilullansa
reiluillaan reiluillansa
ablative
reilultaan reilultansa
reiluiltaan reiluiltansa
allative
reilulleen reilullensa
reiluilleen reiluillensa
essive
reilunaan reilunansa
reiluinaan reiluinansa
translative
reilukseen reiluksensa
reiluikseen reiluiksensa
abessive
reiluttaan reiluttansa
reiluittaan reiluittansa
instructive
comitative
—reiluineen reiluinensa :

#### Derived terms

* reilusti
* reiluus
* epäreilu

### References

* ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
* ↑ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “reilu”, 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