Finnish–English dictionary

moskiitto

A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

Moskova

A federal city, the capital and largest city of Russia.

moskovalainen

An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.

moskoviitti

An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.

moskovium

The chemical element with atomic number 115.

mössö

(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

motelli

(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.

motiili

(physiology) In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.

motiivi

(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]

motittaa

(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

motitus

(military) The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it

motivoida

(transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.

motivoitunut

Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

motivoiva

Tending or intended to motivate.

motkottaa

(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.

moto

A machine for felling trees.

motocross

(sports, motorcycling) A form of off-road motorbike racing.

motocross-kilpailu

(sports, motorcycling) An event where such racing takes place.

motorinen

(biology) Relating to the ability to move.

motoristi

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

motti

(military) An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.

motto

(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

moukari

A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

moukaroida

(sports, etc.) To hit particularly hard.

moukka

A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.

moukkamainen

Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

moukkamaisuus

The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.

mousse

An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

möyheä

(botany) Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.

möyhentää

(transitive) To make something fluffy.

möyhentyä

(intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.

möyhiä

(transitive) To make something fluffy.

möykky

A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.

möykkymäinen

Having an ill-defined or rough form or shape like a lump; lumplike.

mozzarella

Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.

MP3

(audio, _, file format) MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, an audio data compression format.

MP4

(file format) Abbreviation of MPEG-4 Part 14, a file format for playing music and videos.

muaa

The hallmark sound of a fretless bass guitar played with a certain technique, where treble frequencies increase gradually after the attack.

mudassa

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

mudassa elävä

(archaic) Of an animal or plant: growing or living in mud.

muffini

A cupcake-shaped baked good (for example of cornbread, banana bread, or a chocolate dough), sometimes glazed but typically without frosting, eaten especially for breakfast (in contrast to a cupcake, which is a dessert).

mufti

(countable, Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.

muhamettilainen

(now, largely, _, obsolete, and, offensive) Muslim, Islamic.

Muhammad

(Islam, uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

Muhammed

(Islam, uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

muhennos

(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.]

muhentaa

(transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure

muhia

(intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.

muhinoida

(ambitransitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.

muhinointi

(slang) Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.

muhkea

Having depth and body; rich.

muhvi

(historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.

muija

(slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.

muikistus

A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness. [from 19th c.]

muikku

(photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.

muina miehinä

Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

muinainen

Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

muinaisetiopia

An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically.

muinaislinna

(by extension, archaeology) An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially a European Iron Age hill-fort.

muinaisnorja

Synonym of Old Norse.

muiskauttaa

To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.

muisku

(often, internet slang) The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone.

muista, että sinunkin on kuoltava

An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.

muistaa

(intransitive) To be recorded or remembered (as).

muistamaton

(usually, with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

muistamattomuus

The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.

muistaminen

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

muistamista helpottava

Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.

muisteleminen

The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

muistella

(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.

muistelma

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.

muistelmat

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.

muistelmateos

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.

muistelo

That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.

muistelu

The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

muisti

(of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).

muisti-

Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.

muistibitti

(computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.

muistiinpano

A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.

muistiinpanot

(international law, now, _, rare) An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty. [from 17th c.]

muistikas

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

muistikatko

A temporary loss of memory.

muistikirja

A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.

muistikuva

(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.

muistilappu

A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.

muistilehtiö

A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.

muistilista

A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.

muistinmenetys

(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

muistinumero

(computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.

muistio

(diplomacy) A document circulated in a meeting or summit for discussion purposes.

muistiosoite

(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory. [from 1940s]

muistipaikka

(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory. [from 1940s]

muistisääntö

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

muistitekninen

Of or relating to mnemonics.

muisto

An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

muisto-

Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.

muistoesine

A bauble, knickknack or trinket.

muistoesineet

(originally, US) Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events. [from 1855]

muistohauta

A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

muistokirjoitus

A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

muistolaatta

(countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.

muistomerkki

(chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.]

muistopuhe

An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

muistoruno

A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

muistot

(originally, US) Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events. [from 1855]

muistotilaisuus

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

muistuma

A mental image thus remembered.

muistuttaa

(transitive) To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be.

muistuttava

(figurative) Suggestive or reminiscent.

muistutus

A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.

mujahid

(Islam) A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

muka

(idiomatic) Indicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief.

mukaan

Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.

mukaan lukien

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

mukaan ottaminen

(uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.

mukaansatempaava

Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

mukaileva

Imitative of the work of someone else.

mukailla

(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.

mukaillen

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

mukailtu

Imitative of the work of someone else.

mukainen

In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to.

mukaisesti

Indicates a means of classification or organisation.

mukamas

As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).

mukana

On one’s person; nearby the person. [from ca. 1350–1470]

mukana (oleva)

Present together.

mukautettu

Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.

mukauttaa

(transitive) To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

mukautua

To subserviently adhere to (a tradition, etc.).

mukautua ilmastoon

(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

mukautuminen

(linguistics, sociolinguistics) Modification(s) to make one's way of communicating similar to others involved in a conversation or discourse.

mukautus

(uncountable) Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.

mukautuva

Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

mukautuvainen

(metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.

mukava

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

mukavasti

Fairly well.

mukavuudet

The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]

mukavuus

A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.

mukavuuslaitos

(euphemistic, US) A public lavatory.

muki

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.

mukiloida

(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.

mukula

A whole rhizome of ginger.

mukulakivetä

(transitive, intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

mukulakivi

(countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

mulatti

(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.

mulkaista

(intransitive) To stare angrily.

mulkku

(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

mulkoilla

(intransitive) To stare angrily.

mulkoilu

(often, humorous) A look conveying disapproval, envy, hostility, etc.

mullah

(Islam) A scholar and teacher of theology and sharia law, and an issuer of fatwas.

mullas

A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.