selin

See also: sélin and Selin

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈselin/, [ˈs̠e̞lin]
• Rhymes: -elin
• Syllabification^(key): se‧lin

Noun

selin

1. instructive plural of selkä

Adverb

selin

1. on one's back

   kääntyä selin (+ illative) ― to turn one's back on sb/sth

   olla selin (+ illative) ― to stand/sit (etc.) with one's back towards sb/sth

2. back to back
3. (heraldry) addorsed

Further reading

• “selin”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• lensi

Old Norse

Noun

selin

1. nominative plural definite of sel
2. accusative plural definite of sel

Turkish

Noun

selin

1. genitive singular of sel

Turkmen

Noun

selin (definite accusative selini, plural selinler)

1. perennial large grass, particularly Stipagrostis karelinii and Stipagrostis pennata, growing on sandy grounds such as the Karakum desert