Finnish–English dictionary

niskavillat

(rare) The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.

niskoitteleva

Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).

niskoittelija

A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

niskoittelu

(chiefly, _, Christianity, _, and, _, law) Disobedience, resistance to authority.

niskuri

(by extension, Australia, slang) A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms; a maverick or scamp.

niskuroida

(UK, dated, informal) To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions.

niskurointi

The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.

nissi

(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.

nistiä

(transitive, slang) To kill.

nitkuttaa

(slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

nitoa

(transitive) To secure with a staple.

nitoja

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.

nitomanasta

A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

nitraatti

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

nitriili

(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

nitriitti

(uncountable, informal) Nitroglycerin, especially as medication.

nitro

(uncountable, informal) Nitroglycerin, especially as medication.

nitro-

nitrate, nitrogen

niuhottaa

(intransitive) To dwell too much on minor points or on trifling details.

niuhottaminen

(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.

niuhottava

(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.

niuhotus

(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.

niukka

Of clothing: very light and thin.

niukkasanainen

Short or concise.

niukkuus

(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.

nivel

(countable, or, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

nivel-

(obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

nivelistö

(countable, or, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

nivelkierukka

(anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. [from 19th c.]

nivelletty

(obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

nivellys

(countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.

nivelreuma

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.

nivelside

(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.

niveltää

(transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

niveltäminen

(countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.

niveltulehdus

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.

niveltyä

(anatomy, intransitive) To form a joint or connect by joints.

nivunen

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

nivuset

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

Nizza

A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France.

njää

(informal) No.

njääh

(informal) No.

NMKY

A hostel or other facility operated by the Young Men's Christian Association.

nō

(uncountable) A kind of classical Japanese musical drama.

no mutta

(dated, or, literary) An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.

no niin

An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up.

no-teatteri

(uncountable) A kind of classical Japanese musical drama.

nobo

(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

noduuli

(medicine, dermatology) A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.

noeta

(transitive) To blacken (as) with a burnt cork.

nöf

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

noidannuoli

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

noin

(colloquial) An indication of approximation or uncertainty.

noin vain

On the spur of the moment.

noita

An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.

noita-akka

(Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.

noitamenot

(rare, countable) A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability. [from 14th c.]

noitapiiri

A formal group or assembly of witches.

noitataito

The art of a wizard; sorcery.

noitavoima

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

noitua

(transitive) To cast a spell upon.

noituus

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

noja

(countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.

nojaava

Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.

nojalla

Accordingly; consequently.

nojata

(Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.

nojatuoli

(figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.

nojautua

To press against.

nojavaaka

(gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.

nokare

A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.

noki

An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.

Nokia

A town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland, near Tampere.

nokihaikara

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

nokikana

Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.

nokinen

Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. [from 16th c.]

nokittaa

(transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.

nokka

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.

nokkahuilu

(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.

nokkaisu

A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.

nokkakala

(especially, UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.

nokkasiili

Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

nokkela

Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.

nokkeluus

Shrewdness, quickness of mind

nokkia

To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.

nokkonen

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:

nokoset

(idiomatic) A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap.

nokturnaalinen

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.

nolata

(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

nolaus

The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.

nolla

(chiefly, sports) A score of zero; specifically (cricket) , a batter's failure to score; a duck egg or duck's egg.

nolla-

(linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.

nolla-alkio

(mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

nolla-avaruus

(mathematics, algebra, loosely, of a morphism f between algebraic structures) The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element.

nollajohdin

An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

nollakohta

(analysis) A zero (of an equation).

nollapeli

(sports) A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.

nollapiste

Originally, the point on the land or water surface below which a nuclear bomb detonates in the air; now also the point on such a surface at or above the detonation.

nollata

To set to zero.

nollaus

The act of setting to zero.

nolo

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

nolostua

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

nolostuminen

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

nolostunut

(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.

nolostuttava

Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

nolous

The property of being cringeworthy; awkwardness or embarrassment which causes an onlooker to cringe.

nomadi

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

nominalismi

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

nomini

(grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)

non sequitur

(narratology) Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.

non sequitur -sanaleikki

(comedy) A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.

nonparelli

Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.

nonsense

(literature) A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.

nonsense-jakso

(biology) A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.

nonsense-runous

(literature) A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.

noologia

The systematic study and organization of everything dealing with knowing and knowledge.

Noomi

(biblical character) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

nootti

A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.

nopea

Brief, quick, short.

nopea hengenveto

A short, sudden intake of breath.

nopea nousu

(figurative) A quick ascent.

nopeaälyinen

Quickwitted and alert.

nopeakasvuinen

(dated) Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously.

nopealiikkeinen

Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.

nopeasti

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

nopeatempoinen

Moving or changing rapidly.

nopeus

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

nopeuttaa

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

nopeuttaminen

(countable) (Instance of) acceleration.

nopeutua

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

noppa

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

nopsa

Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

nori

The seaweed, chopped and formed into sheets, used in the preparation of sushi.

Norja

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

norjalainen

A native of Norway.

norjan kieli

(uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.

norkoilla

(informal) To linger, loiter, or stay.

norkoilu

The action of the verb loiter.

normaali

Being in the basic form; showing its essence.

normaali-ilmakehä

A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.

normaalijakautuneisuus

(countable, mathematics, statistics) A measure of how well an observed distribution approximates a normal distribution.

normaalistaa

(statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.

normaalisti

Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time

normaalisuus

(chemistry) The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.

normaalitila

(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

normaalius

(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

normandialainen

Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past).

normanni

(rare) A Northman.

normatiivinen

Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

normit

A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

noro

(countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle.