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
Hyphenation^(key): rei‧lu

Adjective

reilu (comparative reilumpi, superlative reiluin)

fair, just
reilu kauppa ― fair trade
generous (more than adequate)
sincere, frank, honest
On muuten ihan saatanan reilu kimma!
A real fair girl she was!
(with a number, sometimes in the plural) just over
Synonyms: runsas, vähän yli, hieman yli

Antonym: vajaa

reilu sata kilometriä ― just over a hundred kilometres

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
accusative	gen.	reilun	reilut
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
abessive		reilutta	reiluitta
instructive		—	reiluin
comitative		—	reiluine

Possessive forms of reilu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		reiluni	reiluni
accusative	nom.	reiluni	reiluni
accusative	gen.	reiluni	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
abessive		reiluttani	reiluittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	reiluineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		reilusi	reilusi
accusative	nom.	reilusi	reilusi
accusative	gen.	reilusi	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
abessive		reiluttasi	reiluittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	reiluinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		reilumme	reilumme
accusative	nom.	reilumme	reilumme
accusative	gen.	reilumme	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
abessive		reiluttamme	reiluittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	reiluinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		reilunne	reilunne
accusative	nom.	reilunne	reilunne
accusative	gen.	reilunne	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
abessive		reiluttanne	reiluittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	reiluinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		reilunsa	reilunsa
accusative	nom.	reilunsa	reilunsa
accusative	gen.	reilunsa	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
abessive		reiluttaan reiluttansa	reiluittaan reiluittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	reiluineen reiluinensa

Derived terms

compounds

epäreilu

References

^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN