selain

Finnish

Etymology

selata (“to browse”) +‎ -in (instrumental noun suffix). First attested in 1998.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈselɑi̯n/, [ˈs̠e̞lɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -elɑin
• Syllabification^(key): se‧lain
• Hyphenation^(key): se‧lain

Noun

selain

1. (computing, Internet) browser

Declension

Inflection of selain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative		selain	selaimet
genitive		selaimen	selaimien selainten
partitive		selainta	selaimia
illative		selaimeen	selaimiin
		singular	plural
nominative		selain	selaimet
accusative	nom.	selain	selaimet
	gen.	selaimen
genitive		selaimen	selaimien selainten
partitive		selainta	selaimia
inessive		selaimessa	selaimissa
elative		selaimesta	selaimista
illative		selaimeen	selaimiin
adessive		selaimella	selaimilla
ablative		selaimelta	selaimilta
allative		selaimelle	selaimille
essive		selaimena	selaimina
translative		selaimeksi	selaimiksi
abessive		selaimetta	selaimitta
instructive		—	selaimin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of selain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative selaimeni selaimeni accusative nom. selaimeni selaimeni gen. selaimeni genitive selaimeni selaimieni selainteni partitive selaintani selaimiani inessive selaimessani selaimissani elative selaimestani selaimistani illative selaimeeni selaimiini adessive selaimellani selaimillani ablative selaimeltani selaimiltani allative selaimelleni selaimilleni essive selaimenani selaiminani translative selaimekseni selaimikseni abessive selaimettani selaimittani instructive — — comitative — selaimineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative selaimesi selaimesi accusative nom. selaimesi selaimesi gen. selaimesi genitive selaimesi selaimiesi selaintesi partitive selaintasi selaimiasi inessive selaimessasi selaimissasi elative selaimestasi selaimistasi illative selaimeesi selaimiisi adessive selaimellasi selaimillasi ablative selaimeltasi selaimiltasi allative selaimellesi selaimillesi essive selaimenasi selaiminasi translative selaimeksesi selaimiksesi abessive selaimettasi selaimittasi instructive — — comitative — selaiminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative selaimemme selaimemme accusative nom. selaimemme selaimemme gen. selaimemme genitive selaimemme selaimiemme selaintemme partitive selaintamme selaimiamme inessive selaimessamme selaimissamme elative selaimestamme selaimistamme illative selaimeemme selaimiimme adessive selaimellamme selaimillamme ablative selaimeltamme selaimiltamme allative selaimellemme selaimillemme essive selaimenamme selaiminamme translative selaimeksemme selaimiksemme abessive selaimettamme selaimittamme instructive — — comitative — selaiminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative selaimenne selaimenne accusative nom. selaimenne selaimenne gen. selaimenne genitive selaimenne selaimienne selaintenne partitive selaintanne selaimianne inessive selaimessanne selaimissanne elative selaimestanne selaimistanne illative selaimeenne selaimiinne adessive selaimellanne selaimillanne ablative selaimeltanne selaimiltanne allative selaimellenne selaimillenne essive selaimenanne selaiminanne translative selaimeksenne selaimiksenne abessive selaimettanne selaimittanne instructive — — comitative — selaiminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative selaimensa selaimensa accusative nom. selaimensa selaimensa gen. selaimensa genitive selaimensa selaimiensa selaintensa partitive selaintaan selaintansa selaimiaan selaimiansa inessive selaimessaan selaimessansa selaimissaan selaimissansa elative selaimestaan selaimestansa selaimistaan selaimistansa illative selaimeensa selaimiinsa adessive selaimellaan selaimellansa selaimillaan selaimillansa ablative selaimeltaan selaimeltansa selaimiltaan selaimiltansa allative selaimelleen selaimellensa selaimilleen selaimillensa essive selaimenaan selaimenansa selaiminaan selaiminansa translative selaimekseen selaimeksensa selaimikseen selaimiksensa abessive selaimettaan selaimettansa selaimittaan selaimittansa instructive — — comitative — selaimineen selaiminensa

Derived terms

compounds

• internetselain
• nettiselain
• selainlaajennus
• selainmoottori
• selainohjelma
• selainpohjainen
• selainpuoli
• selaintyyppi
• tiedostoselain
• verkkoselain
• www-selain
• WWW-selain

Further reading

• “selain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• alensi, alisen, saneli

Indonesian

Preposition

selain

1. in addition to, besides
2. aside from, apart from

Malay

Etymology

se- +‎ lain

Preposition

selain (Jawi spelling سلاءين)

1. in addition to, besides
2. aside from, apart from

Further reading

• "selain" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017