silti

Finnish

Etymology

Derived from siltä. The original meaning was closer to "because (of that), therefore".

Adverb

silti

however, still, yet, nevertheless
Ulkona sataa, mutta menen silti ulos.
It rains, but I'll go out nevertheless.

Synonyms

eipä sillä (“not to mean that”)
eipä silti
siitä huolimatta (“disregarding that”)

References

Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

Anagrams

listi, litsi

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