Finnish–English dictionary

runkoaines

Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.

runkojohto

A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. [from 17th c.]

runnella

To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.

runnoa

(transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.

runo

A Finnic or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala.

runoaarteisto

A collection of artistic or literary works.

runoilija

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

runokokoelma

A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.

runollinen

Relating to poetry.

runomitta

(poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot. [from 15th c.]

runotar

Of a person: a source of inspiration.

runous

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

runousoppi

(philosophy, literature) The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.

runsaasti

In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

runsaasti koristeltu

Elaborately ornate; flowery.

runsas

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

runsaskalorinen

Synonym of calorific (“high in calories and thus likely fattening”).

runsaslajinen

(taxonomy) Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.

runsaslukuinen

Existing in large number or ample amount.

runsasmaltoinen

(of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.

runsassiemeninen

Containing or full of seeds.

runsasväkinen

Having a large population.

runsaus

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

ruoanetsintä

The act of searching for food or other items.

ruoanhankinta

An act or instance of foraging.

ruoankeräily

The act of searching for food or other items.

ruoanlaitto

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

ruoansulatus

The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.

ruoansulatushäiriö

(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.

ruoansulatuskanava

(anatomy) A system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.

ruoansulatuslääke

A substance that aids digestion.

ruoansulatusta edistävä

That causes or promotes digestion.

ruoansulatusvaivat

(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.

ruoantähteet

(internet slang, derogatory) Content or media of little-to-no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm or consumerist demands.

ruodinta

(figurative) A minute and detailed examination or analysis.

ruodoton

(US, humorous) Without pizza crust; without pizza bones

ruohikko

(England, historical, or, regional) An open space between woods.

ruoho

A single long, narrow leaf of a plant described by the mass noun grass.

ruohoinen

Covered with grass.

ruoholaukka

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

ruohomaa

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

ruohomainen

Resembling grass.

ruohonjuuritason

Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

ruohonkerääjä

A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a dethatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.)

ruohonleikkaaja

A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.

ruohonleikkuri

A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

ruohosipuli

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

ruohotasanko

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

ruoka

(uncountable) Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them.

ruoka ja juoma

(uncountable) Food and drink.

ruoka-

That may be eaten.

ruoka-aika

The appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.

ruokabanaani

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

ruokahalu

The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

ruokahalua herättävä

Tasty, attractive to the palate.

ruokahuolto

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

ruokailla

(obsolete) To eat; to take one's meals.

ruokailla pää veden alla

(intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.

ruokailu

The act of ingesting food.

ruokailu-

Of, or relating to diet.

ruokailuryhmä

Furniture for an indoor informal dining space, usually consisting of chairs and a small table.

ruokailutila

Furniture for an indoor informal dining space, usually consisting of chairs and a small table.

ruokailuvälineet

(chiefly, UK) Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.

ruokailuvälinelaatikko

A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.

ruokailuvälinesarja

A military mess kit.

ruokaisuus

One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

ruokakaupat

(store)

ruokakauppa

A shop or store that sells groceries.

ruokakauppias

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

ruokakomero

A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry.

ruokala

(chiefly, US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

ruokalaji

(culinary) A stage of a meal.

ruokalappu

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

ruokalista

(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

ruokalusikallinen

(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.

ruokalusikka

(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.

ruokaöljy

A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.

ruokapaikka

(informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.

ruokaparsa

The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

ruokaresepti

Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]

ruokarukous

(countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.

ruokaryyppy

(countable) A serving of this beverage.

ruokatauko

A light or hasty luncheon.

ruokatorvi

Of or pertaining to the esophagus.

ruokavalio

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

ruokavalio-

Of, or relating to diet.

ruokinta

An act or instance of foraging.

ruokintapaikka

A lair or feeding place of animals.

ruokkia

(transitive, dated) To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet.

ruokkia pullosta

(transitive, British) To feed (an infant) baby formula.

ruokkia sikoja

(transitive) To feed pigs.

ruokkia viljalla

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

ruokkoamaton

(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.

ruoko

(uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae

ruokokieli

(countable, music) Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.

ruokoton

Obscene or scurrilous.

ruopata

To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.

ruoppain

A dredging machine.

ruoppauskone

A dredging machine.

ruoppausmassa

(uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.

ruori

(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

ruorimies

(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.

ruorin käyttö

(nautical) The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.

ruoriratti

A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.

ruorivuoro

(nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.

ruoska

(weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.

ruoskanisku

A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

ruoskia

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.

ruoskia yhdeksänhäntäisellä kissalla

(nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

ruoskinta

Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

ruoste

A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.

ruosteenruskea

A reddish-brown color.

ruosteessa

Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]

ruosteinen

Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]

ruostepapurikko

The butterfly Lasiommata megera.

ruostetauti

(pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.

ruostua

(intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

ruostumaton

That does not rust; stainless.

ruostuttaa

(transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.

ruoti

(ornithology) The central shaft of a feather. [from 19th c.]

ruoto

A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

ruotoinen

Full of bones.

ruotsalainen

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

Ruotsi

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

ruotsin kieli

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.

ruotsinkielinen

Of or pertaining to the Swedish language.

rupatella

To be engaged in informal conversation.

rupattelu

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

rupeama

A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.

rupeutua

(intransitive) To become covered by a scab or scabs.

rupi

(loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.

rupikonna

A common European toad, of the species Bufo bufo.

rupinen

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

rupisammakko

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

rupla

The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽.

rusahdus

(onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

rusahtaa

(intransitive) To make a cracking sound.

rusentaa

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

rusentua

(intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.

rusikoida

(transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).

rusit

A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities. [from 19th c.]

Rusj

Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.

ruskea

Having a brown colour.

ruskeaihoinen

(sometimes capitalised, countable, informal, ethnic slur) A person of mostly Latin American (or Latino), Middle Eastern/North African, South Asian, and sometimes Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, or rarely Native American descent; a brown-skinned person; someone of mulatto, or biracial appearance.

ruskeankeltainen

A yellow-orange colour.

ruskeaverikkö

(of a person) Having brown hair.

ruskettaa

To attempt to obtain a suntan.

ruskettua

To obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light.

ruskettunut

(of the skin) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.

rusketus

A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.