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silta

Pronunciation: /ˈsiltɑ/

“silta” is a Finnish word. Its 14 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
  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”)
  14. synonym of laituri (“dock, pier”)

Etymology

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

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