Finnish–English dictionary

opillinen

Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.

opinkappale

(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.

opinkäsitys

(countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.

opinnäytetyö

(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.

opinnot

Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.

opintomoduuli

(algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.

opintopiste

(education, academics) A unit for measuring the amount of academic studies of which exact definition varies by learning institution. Typically, there is a minimum number of course credits required as a precondition for graduation.

opintosuoritusote

(education) An official certified record of a student's academic performance throughtout their course of study, including all courses taken and grades received.

opiskeleminen

The action of the verb to study.

opiskelija

A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

opiskella

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

opiskelu

(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.

opisto

(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).

opittu

Derived from experience; acquired by learning.

opossumi

The Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana

oppi

Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.

oppi-isä

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

oppia

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

oppia perusteet

To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

oppiaine

A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.

oppiarvo

(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]

oppijärjestelmä

An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.

oppikirja

A textbook, a book designed to accompany a specific academic course, or one specified by the writers of the course to be read by its students.

oppilaitos

(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).

oppilas

A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.

oppilaskunta

Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.)

oppiluus

(uncountable) The condition of being a disciple.

oppimaton

ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.

oppiminen

(uncountable) An act in which something is learned.

oppimisen

(education) Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.

oppineisuus

Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.

oppinut

Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

oppipoika

(historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.

oppisopimus

The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.

oppitunti

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

opponentti

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

opportunismi

(Marxism) The political line of Communist Party members who zealously support the Party, but whose trait is that they yield to the mood of the moment, they are unable to resist what is fashionable, leading to the sacrifice of the permanent and essential interests of the Party to the momentary and minor interests.

opportunisti

Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

oppositioasema

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

Ops

(Roman god) The goddess of earth and fertility. Equivalent to the Greek Rhea, Ops was the sister-wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter. After Saturn learned of a prophecy that his children by Ops would overthrow him, he ate each of them just after they were born; however, Ops saved Jupiter by feeding Saturn a stone instead.

optiikka

(physics) The physics of light and vision: basic optical science.

optimismi

(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.

optimisti

A person who expects a favourable outcome.

optimistijolla

A person who expects a favourable outcome.

optimistinen

Optimistic. [from the 20th c.]

optimoida

(transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.

optimointi

The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

optio

(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]

optio-oikeus

(countable, US, finance, now, rare) A stock market option. [from 19th c.]

optometristi

A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

opus

(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.

ora

(botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.

oraakkeli

A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

oraalinen

(relational) Relating to the mouth.

oranki

An arboreal ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

oranssi

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

oranssinpunainen

Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans).

orapihlaja

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

orastava

Becoming prominent; emergent; rising.

orava

Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel), common in Europe and Asia.

orda

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.

ordinaali

An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

ordinaaliluku

An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

ordinaalilukusana

An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

ordinaalinen

(maths, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.

oregano

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

Orestes

(Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.

Orfeus

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

orgaani

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

orgaaninen

(biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. [from 1778]

organisaatio

(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.

organisaattori

A person who arranges the details of a public event.

organisatorinen

Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.

organismi

Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

organisoida

(transitive) To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect

organisoija

A person who arranges the details of a public event.

organisointi

Relating to the action of organizing something.

organisoituminen

(uncountable) The quality of being organized.

orgasmi

A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]

orgastinen

(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgia

Drunken revelry; an orgy.

orgiat

A gathering of people to engage in group sex.

ori

(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.

orientaalinen

Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]

orientaatio

(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.

orientalismi

(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.

orientti

The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.

origami

(uncountable, art) The Japanese art of paper folding.

originaali

An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.

originelli

Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.

originelli persoona

A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.

origo

(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

orija

Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.

Orion

(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

Orionin vyö

(astronomy, by extension) The three bright stars (Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori)) that form Orion's Belt in the Orion constellation.

orivarsa

A young male horse.

orja

A man who is bound in servitude.

orjakaupan lakkauttaminen

(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.]

orjakauppias

A person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.

orjalaiva

(nautical) A ship used to transport slaves.

orjallinen

Slavish or submissive.

orjamainen

Slavish or submissive.

orjanlaakeri

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

orjien vapauttaminen

(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.]

orjuuden lakkauttaminen

(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.]

orjuus

The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.

orjuuttaa

(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.

orjuutus

The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage

orkesteri

(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.

orkesterimonttu

The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

orkesterinjohtaja

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

orkesterisovitus

(uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.

orkestra

(Ancient Greece, theater) A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.

orkestraalinen

Relating to an orchestra or to music played by an orchestra.

orkestraatio

(uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.

orkestrointi

(uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.

orkidea

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]

orkidektomia

(surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes.

örkki

(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]

ornamentiikka

(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.

ornamentti

An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.

ornitologinen

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

orpo

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

orpokoti

A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

orpolapsi

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

orporivi

(typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.

orposana

(typography) A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.

orpous

The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death.

orsi

The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum.

ortodoksi-

Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]

ortodoksijuutalainen

(Judaism) Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.

ortodoksijuutalaisuus

(Judaism) The most traditional Rabbinic branch of Judaism, characterized by the belief in the continued relevance and binding nature of the Rabbinic interpretation of Jewish law.

ortodoksinen

Pertaining to the faith, practices, etc. of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

ortodoksisuus

The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.

ortoepia

The study of pronunciation. [1640]

ortogonaalinen

(mathematics)

ortografia

(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

ortopedinen

Of or relating to orthopedics.

orvokinsininen

A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Orvokki

A en given name.

osa

(historical, US, and, Canada) A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real.

osa-alue

One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.

osaamaton

Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.

osaamattomuus

Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

osaaottava

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).

osaava

Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.

osajoukko

A group inside a larger group.

osake

(finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.

osakeanti

The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.

osakehuoneisto

(US, Canada, Philippines) An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.