säily

Säily is primarily encountered as a Finnish linguistic term referring to the morpheme säily-, the stem used to form verbs and nouns associated with preserving, keeping, or remaining. It is not normally used as an independent lexical item in everyday Finnish; instead, it functions as a binding stem in a range of derivational processes.

Etymology: The root säily- derives from the Finnish verb säilyä “to remain, stay” and is semantically connected to säilyttää “to preserve, keep” and related nouns such as säilytys (storage), säilyvyys (shelf life), and säilyke (canned food). In linguistic analyses, säily- is analyzed as a bound morpheme that yields preservation-related semantics across compounds.

Modern usage: In contemporary Finnish, the forms built on säily- appear in many common words, but the syllable sequence by itself is rarely if ever used in isolation. Examples include säilytys (storage/keeping), säilyvyys (durability, shelf life), and säilytettävä (to-be-preserved). The distinction between säily- as a root and the full verb stems is a matter of morphology rather than vocabulary.

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