# silla
## Albanian
### Noun

silla
* inflection of sillë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Estonian
### Noun

silla
* genitive singular of sild

## Finnish
### Etymology

Shortened from selluvilla. First attested in 1938.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsilːɑ/, [ˈs̠ilːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilːɑ
* Hyphenation: sil‧la

### Noun

silla (dated)
* (textiles) A synthetic fabric similar to rayon.
* (textiles) Loose rayon fiber, when used as gun oakum (weapon tow)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of silla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sillani
sillani
accusative
nom.
sillani
sillani
gen.
sillani
genitive
sillani
sillojeni sillaini $^{rare}$
partitive
sillaani
sillojani
inessive
sillassani
silloissani
elative
sillastani
silloistani
illative
sillaani
silloihini
adessive
sillallani
silloillani
ablative
sillaltani
silloiltani
allative
sillalleni
silloilleni
essive
sillanani
silloinani
translative
sillakseni
silloikseni
abessive
sillattani
silloittani
instructive
comitative
—silloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sillasi
sillasi
accusative
nom.
sillasi
sillasi
gen.
sillasi
genitive
sillasi
sillojesi sillaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
sillaasi
sillojasi
inessive
sillassasi
silloissasi
elative
sillastasi
silloistasi
illative
sillaasi
silloihisi
adessive
sillallasi
silloillasi
ablative
sillaltasi
silloiltasi
allative
sillallesi
silloillesi
essive
sillanasi
silloinasi
translative
sillaksesi
silloiksesi
abessive
sillattasi
silloittasi
instructive
comitative
—silloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sillamme
sillamme
accusative
nom.
sillamme
sillamme
gen.
sillamme
genitive
sillamme
sillojemme sillaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
sillaamme
sillojamme
inessive
sillassamme
silloissamme
elative
sillastamme
silloistamme
illative
sillaamme
silloihimme
adessive
sillallamme
silloillamme
ablative
sillaltamme
silloiltamme
allative
sillallemme
silloillemme
essive
sillanamme
silloinamme
translative
sillaksemme
silloiksemme
abessive
sillattamme
silloittamme
instructive
comitative
—silloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sillanne
sillanne
accusative
nom.
sillanne
sillanne
gen.
sillanne
genitive
sillanne
sillojenne sillainne $^{rare}$
partitive
sillaanne
sillojanne
inessive
sillassanne
silloissanne
elative
sillastanne
silloistanne
illative
sillaanne
silloihinne
adessive
sillallanne
silloillanne
ablative
sillaltanne
silloiltanne
allative
sillallenne
silloillenne
essive
sillananne
silloinanne
translative
sillaksenne
silloiksenne
abessive
sillattanne
silloittanne
instructive
comitative
—silloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sillansa
sillansa
accusative
nom.
sillansa
sillansa
gen.
sillansa
genitive
sillansa
sillojensa sillainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
sillaansa
sillojaan sillojansa
inessive
sillassaan sillassansa
silloissaan silloissansa
elative
sillastaan sillastansa
silloistaan silloistansa
illative
sillaansa
silloihinsa
adessive
sillallaan sillallansa
silloillaan silloillansa
ablative
sillaltaan sillaltansa
silloiltaan silloiltansa
allative
sillalleen sillallensa
silloilleen silloillensa
essive
sillanaan sillanansa
silloinaan silloinansa
translative
sillakseen sillaksensa
silloikseen silloiksensa
abessive
sillattaan sillattansa
silloittaan silloittansa
instructive
comitative
—silloineen silloinensa :

### See also

* säteri
* viskoosi

### Further reading

* “silla”, 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

* Salli, salli

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsiɟa/ [ˈs̺i.ɟɐ]
* Rhymes: -iɟa
* Hyphenation: si‧lla

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish silla; compare Portuguese silha. Cf. also Galician sela.

#### Noun

silla f (plural sillas)
* chair
    Synonym: cadeira

##### Usage notes

* Its use — especially in written form — is considered incorrect.

### Etymology 2

From Latin sedilia (“seat”).

#### Noun

silla f (plural sillas)
* raised stone for installing a hive

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “silla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “silla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “silla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Maltese
### Alternative forms

* sulla (uncommon)

### Etymology

From Arabic سِلَّة (silla).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɪl.la/

### Noun

silla f (plural silel)
* French honeysuckle (Hedysarum coronarium)

#### Derived terms

* silla qatranija (silla salvaġġa)
* silla tal-blat (silla salvaġġa)
* sillet il-mogħoż (silla tal-gidien)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella (“seat”), from Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsiʝa/ [ˈsi.ʝa]
* IPA: (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈsiʝa/ [ˈsi.ʝa]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈsiʎa/ [ˈsi.ʎa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsiʃa/ [ˈsi.ʃa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsiʒa/ [ˈsi.ʒa]
* Rhymes: -iʝa
* Rhymes: -iʝa
* Rhymes: -iʎa
* Rhymes: -iʃa
* Rhymes: -iʒa
* Syllabification: si‧lla

### Noun

silla f (plural sillas)
* chair
    Synonym: asiento
* saddle
    Synonym: silla de montar

#### Hyponyms

* silla de caderas
* silla de extensión
* silla de manos
* silla de montar
* silla de niño
* silla de oficina (“office chair, desk chair”)
* silla de posta
* silla de rodilla (“ergonomic kneeling chair”)
* silla de ruedas
* silla de tijera
* silla eléctrica

#### Derived terms

* silleta
* sillita f
* sillón m
* caballo de silla
* juego de las sillas
* silla de la reina
* silla de montar f
* sillería f
* sillero m
* sillín m
* ensillar
* el que fue a Melipilla perdió su silla
* quien va a Sevilla pierde su silla

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: síya
* → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: siya
* → Galician: silla
* → Hiligaynon: siya
* → Ladino: siya
* → Portuguese: silha
* → Southeastern Tepehuan: xiir
* → Tagalog: silya, siya
* → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: siya

### Further reading

* “silla”, 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