silta
Pronunciation: /ˈsiltɑ/
“silta” is a Finnish word. Its 14 meanings in English:
noun
- bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
- bridge (in eyeglasses or spectacles, the connecting part between the two lenses)
- pons (bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ)
- synonym of hammassilta (“bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)”)
- synonym of komentosilta (“bridge (platform above the upper deck)”)
- bridge, backbend
- bridge
- bridge (system which connects two or more local area networks)
- bridge (device which connects computer buses)
- bridge (intermolecular valence bond)
- bridge (section of music, usually one between a stanza and a chorus/refrain)
- (observation) platform (open space at the end of a passenger car)
- synonym of lattia (“floor”)
- synonym of laituri (“dock, pier”)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *cilta, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *tílˀta (compare Latvian tilts, Lithuanian tiltas).
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