reilu

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

Adjective

reilu (comparative reilumpi, superlative reiluin)

  1. fair, just
    reilu kauppa ― fair trade
  2. generous (more than adequate)
  3. sincere, frank, honest
    On muuten ihan saatanan reilu kimma!
    A real fair girl she was!
  4. (with a number, sometimes in the plural) just over
    reilu sata kilometriä ― just over a hundred kilometres
    Synonyms: runsas, vähän yli, hieman yli
    Antonym: vajaa

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
instructive — reiluin
abessive reilutta reiluitta
comitative — reiluine
Possessive forms of reilu (type valo)
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
instructive — —
abessive reiluttani reiluittani
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
instructive — —
abessive reiluttasi reiluittasi
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
instructive — —
abessive reiluttamme reiluittamme
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
instructive — —
abessive reiluttanne reiluittanne
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
instructive — —
abessive reiluttaan
reiluttansa		 reiluittaan
reiluittansa
comitative — reiluineen
reiluinensa

Derived terms

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
  2. Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
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