silla

See also: sillä and Silla

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɫa/

Etymology 1

See sillë.

Noun

silla

1. inflection of sillë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

See cila.

Pronoun

silla

1. (Gheg) alternative form of cila (“who, which”)

Estonian

Noun

silla

1. genitive singular of sild

Fala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Late Latin sella, from Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese sela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʎa/
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Syllabification: si‧lla

Noun

silla f (plural sillas)

1. chair

   Synonym: cadera

2. saddle (seat placed on the back of an animal)

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

Shortened from selluvilla. First attested in 1938.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilːɑ/, [ˈs̠ilːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sil‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): sil‧la

Noun

silla (dated)

1. (textiles) a synthetic fabric similar to rayon
2. (textiles) loose rayon fiber, when used as gun oakum (weapon tow)

Declension

Inflection of silla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		silla	sillat
genitive		sillan	sillojen
partitive		sillaa	silloja
illative		sillaan	silloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		silla	sillat
accusative	nom.	silla	sillat
	gen.	sillan
genitive		sillan	sillojen sillain rare
partitive		sillaa	silloja
inessive		sillassa	silloissa
elative		sillasta	silloista
illative		sillaan	silloihin
adessive		sillalla	silloilla
ablative		sillalta	silloilta
allative		sillalle	silloille
essive		sillana	silloina
translative		sillaksi	silloiksi
abessive		sillatta	silloitta
instructive		—	silloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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]‎^[2] (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

• Salli, salli

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɟa/ [ˈs̺i.ɟɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɟa
• Hyphenation: si‧lla

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish silla; compare Portuguese silha. Doublet of sela.

Noun

silla f (plural sillas)

1. 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)

1. 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^(key): /ˈsɪl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɪlla

Noun

silla f (plural silel)

1. 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-. Cognate with Asturian and Leonese siella (“chair”), Catalan and Italian sella (“saddle”). French selle (“saddle”), Galician and Portuguese sela (“saddle”), Romanian șa (“saddle”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʝa/ [ˈsi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʝa/ [ˈsi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʎa/ [ˈsi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʃa/ [ˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒa/ [ˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• Rhymes: -iʎa (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: si‧lla
• Homophone: (seseo merger) cilla

Noun

silla f (plural sillas)

1. chair

   Synonym: asiento

2. saddle

   Synonyms: silla de montar, fuste (poetic)

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

Diminutives

• silleta
• sillita f

Augmentatives

• sillón m

Nouns

• caballo de silla
• juego de las sillas
• silla de la reina
• silla de montar f
• sillería f
• sillero m
• sillín m

Verbs

• ensillar

Phrases

• el que fue a Melipilla perdió su silla
• quien va a Sevilla pierde su silla

Descendants

• → Cebuano: síya
• → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: siya
• → Fala: silla
• → 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025