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;[1] probably also influenced by Swedish rejäl (“hefty, reliable”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrei̯lu/, [ˈre̞i̯lu]
- Rhymes: -eilu
- Syllabification(key): rei‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): 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
| Inflection of reilu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
reilu
|
reilut
|
| genitive
|
reilun
|
reilujen
|
| partitive
|
reilua
|
reiluja
|
| illative
|
reiluun
|
reiluihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
reilu
|
reilut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
reilu
|
reilut
|
| gen.
|
reilun
|
| genitive
|
reilun
|
reilujen
|
| partitive
|
reilua
|
reiluja
|
| inessive
|
reilussa
|
reiluissa
|
| elative
|
reilusta
|
reiluista
|
| illative
|
reiluun
|
reiluihin
|
| adessive
|
reilulla
|
reiluilla
|
| ablative
|
reilulta
|
reiluilta
|
| allative
|
reilulle
|
reiluille
|
| essive
|
reiluna
|
reiluina
|
| translative
|
reiluksi
|
reiluiksi
|
| abessive
|
reilutta
|
reiluitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
reiluin
|
| comitative
|
— |
reiluine
|
| 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
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][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
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