selin

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

selin

1. instructive plural of selkä

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

• “selin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

• lensi

selin

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

selin

1. genitive singular of sel

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