Finnish–English dictionary

ominaisuus

An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.

ominaisvastus

(electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.

ominta omaa

(informal, used possessively, negative polarity) That which is favoured; personal preference.

omintakeinen

Boldly creative, inventive, or original; skilful, talented; also, recklessly daring; audacious.

omintakeisuus

(uncountable) The quality of being original or novel.

omistaa

(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

omistaja

(chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.

omistaja-

Of or relating to property or ownership.

omistajahistoria

(arts) The history of ownership of a work of art.

omistajuus

Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.

omistaminen

The act of acknowledging

omistautua

(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

omistautuminen

(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.

omistautuneisuus

(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.

omistautunut

Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

omistava

Of or relating to property or ownership.

omisteinen

Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner or licensee of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.

omistus

Freehold tenure.

omistus-

Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.

omistusaika

A period of time during which something is possessed.

omistushaluinen

Unwilling to yield possession of.

omistuskirjoitus

The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.

omistusoikeuden siirto

(legal) The drawing of deeds etc. concerning transfer of property, and the legal execution of such transfers.

omistusoikeus

Freehold tenure.

omistusosuus

Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

omituinen

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

omituisuus

(informal) An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.

omiva

Unwilling to yield possession of.

ommel

A suture.

ommella

(transitive, also, figurative) To sew up or join by means of a suture.

ommella käänteitä

To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.

omnipresenssi

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).

omnipresentti

Being everywhere simultaneously.

omofori

A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the Western archepiscopal pallium.

ompele

Something that is being or has been sewn.

ompelija

A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.

ompelijatar

A woman who sews clothes professionally.

ompelu

The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.

ompeluseura

(dated, Midwestern US, and, Western US) A sewing circle for women.

ompelutarvikeliike

A shop selling such goods.

ompelutarvikkeet

Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.

on-puolella

(cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

onageri

The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).

onania

Masturbation.

ongelma

(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

ongelmakäyttäjä

(obsolete) One who uses in an illegal or wrongful use. [Attested from the mid 17th century until the mid 18th century.]

ongelmakenttä

A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.

ongelmallinen

Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.

ongelmanratkaisu

An act or action of solving of a problem or issue.

ongelmaton

Without trouble.

ongelmavyyhti

(figurative) A complex, multifarious problem or situation that cannot be easily and rapidly solved.

onginta

A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.

oni

a ketone

onkalo

A sunken area on a surface.

onkia

(intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

onkija

A person who fishes with a hook and line.

onkiliero

(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.

onkimato

(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.

onkiminen

A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.

onkivehkeet

(fishing, uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.

onko selvä?

(sometimes, offensive) Used by a speaker to confirm that the listener has understood something said to the latter: did you hear me?, get it?, understood?

onkologi

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

onkologia

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

online

Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.

onnea

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

onnea matkaan

(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

onnea!

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

onnekas

Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.

onnekas sattuma

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

onnekas sattumien summa

A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.

onnekkaasti

In a fortunate manner.

onnekkuus

(uncountable) The state of being fortuitous.

onneksi

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

onneksi olkoon

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

onnela

(by extension, countable) A paradise on Earth.

onnellinen

Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria

onnellisesti

In a blissful, happy or joyful manner.

onnellisuus

(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.

onnenkantamoinen

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

onnenkauppa

(figuratively) Something decided by chance.

onnenonkija

A person who eagerly seeks wealth without working to earn it, especially in an adventurous way or in an unsavory or unscrupulous way such as through marriage.

onnenpeli

(games, probability) A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables (chance and luck) rather than strictly by strategy.

onnenpotku

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

onnentoivotus

(uncountable) The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this.

onneton

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

onnettomuus

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.

onni

Good fortune.

onnistua

(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

onnistuja

One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.

onnistumaton

Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.

onnistuminen

The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]

onnistuneesti

In a successful manner; with success; without failing.

onnistunut

Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.

onnitella

(transitive) To congratulate or reward.

onnitteleminen

The act of congratulating.

onnittelu

The act of congratulating.

onnittelut

(informal) Clipping of congratulations.

onomatopoeettinen sana

(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.

onomatopoeettisuus

(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.

onomatopoesia

(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.

onsilo

(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.

ontelo

(biology) Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.

ontogeneesi

The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.

ontogenia

The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.

ontto

Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.

ontua

To walk lame, or unevenly.

ontuminen

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

ontuva

(by extension, dated) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

onyksi

(mineral) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

öö

A syllable used to fill space, particularly in music.

oodi

A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.

ooh

An expression of affection.

ookoo

(informal) All right; acceptable; good.

oomega

The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.

ööra

(slang) A person's ear.

ootrata

(intransitive) To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

opaali

(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.

opas

A person who looks after and guides tourists.

opaskirja

A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.

opastaa

(archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.

opaste

A sign that guides people; guidepost.

opasteet

(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.

opastettu

Subject to guidance.

opastettu kierros

A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.

opastin

Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.

opastus

A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.

operaatio

(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]

operaattori

(informal) A person who is adept at making deals or getting results, especially one who uses questionable methods.

operandi

(mathematics, computing) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3 - x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).

operatiivinen

Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.

operetti

(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

operoida

(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.

opetella

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

opetella ulkoa

To learn by heart, to memorize.

opettaa

(transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.

opettaja

A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.

opettajatar

A female teacher.

opettaminen

(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.

opettava

Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

opettavainen

Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

opettavainen tarina

(countable, archaic) A lesson or pronouncement which contains advice about proper behavior.

opetus

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

opetusala

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

opetushenkilökunta

(chiefly, North American, Philippines) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.

opetuslapsi

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.

opetusohjelma

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.

opetusoppi

The art and science of teaching.

opetussuunnitelma

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university.

opiaatti

(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.

opiini

(biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours