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grain in Finnish

grain in Finnish is jyvä, vilja, syy — grain means the edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.

grain in Finnish

jyvä
noun
(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
vilja
noun
(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
jyvä
noun
vilja
noun
(countable, uncountable) The crops from which grain is harvested.
syy
noun
(uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.
jyvä
noun
(countable) A single particle of a substance.
jyvänen
noun
(countable) A single particle of a substance.
graani
noun
(countable) Any of various small units of mass originally notionally based on grain's weight, variously standardized at different places and times, including
kide
noun
(materials) A region within a material having a single crystal structure or direction.
kokenilli
noun
A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.
martiopuoli
noun
The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.
mäski
noun
(in the plural) The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum.
luonne
noun
Temper; natural disposition; inclination.
rakeisuus
noun
(photography, videography) Visual texture in processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from silver halide that have received enough photons.
rakeistaa
verb
(transitive) To make granular; to form into grains.
ootrata
verb
(intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
rakeutua
verb
(intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
ruokkia viljalla
verb
(intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
ootrata
verb
To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.
poistaa karva
verb
(tanning) To remove the hair or fat from a skin.
pehmittää
verb
(tanning) To soften leather.
kantaa hedelmää
verb
To yield fruit.

What does "grain" mean?

  1. noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
    "Farmers hauled in the year's grain harvest before the storm hit."
  2. noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
    "A grain of sand got stuck in her shoe."
  3. noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
    "He sanded the table along the grain of the wood."
  4. noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.
    "Gunpowder charges are sometimes still measured in grains."

grain in a sentence

  • Farmers hauled in the year's grain harvest before the storm hit.
  • This bread is made with whole grains.
  • A grain of sand got stuck in her shoe.
  • He sanded the table along the grain of the wood.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "grain" in Finnish?

"grain" in Finnish is jyvä, vilja, syy. grain means: The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.

How do you use "grain" in a sentence?

Example: "Farmers hauled in the year's grain harvest before the storm hit." In Finnish, "grain" is jyvä, vilja, syy.

Are there other ways to say "grain" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 18 translations listed for "grain": jyvä, vilja, syy, jyvänen, graani, kide.

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