originaali — meaning in English

English meaning

• original adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
• pattern noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.

Senses

originaali is used for these senses in English:

• original An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
• pattern Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.]

original — full definition

1. adj The first of its kind, existing before any copies.
2. adj Fresh, inventive, and not copied from anything else.
3. noun The very first version of something, from which copies are made.
4. noun An unusually distinctive or eccentric person.

pattern — full definition

1. noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.
2. noun A regular, repeated way that something happens, which can be recognized or used to predict what comes next.
3. noun A template or model used as a guide for making something, especially a garment.
4. verb To design or shape something after a model or example.

Related Finnish words