Finnish–English dictionary

ruskeus

The state or quality of being brown.

ruskistaa

(cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.

ruskistua

(intransitive) To become brown.

ruskopääsirkku

Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps).

ruskotiira

Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genus Anous found in tropical seas, especially the brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus).

ruskuainen

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

rusokärpässieni

(countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.

rusokki

The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.

rustiikkinen

Country-styled or pastoral; rural.

rusto

(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.

rustokudos

(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.

Rutenia

Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.

rutiili

(mineral) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

rutiini

Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.

rutiininomainen

Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

rutiköyhä

(idiomatic) In a condition of extreme poverty.

rutistaa

(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

rutosti

(MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.

rutto

(countable, by extension, plant disease) An infectious disease affecting plants.

ruttuinen

Having wrinkles.

ruuansulatus

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

Ruuben

(biblical character) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

ruudukko

(countable) A pattern of crossed lines.

ruudukoitu

Marked with crossed lines; crisscrossed.

ruudullinen

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

ruudutettu

(geometry) Covered with a grid of squares.

ruuduttaa

(transitive) To mark with crossed lines.

ruuhi

(nautical) A canoe made from a hollowed-out log.

ruuhka

An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.

ruuhkainen

Crowded with people.

ruuhkauttaa

(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.

ruuhkautua

(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.

ruuhkautunut

Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.

ruukku

A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.

ruukunsirpale

A piece of broken pottery, a shard.

ruukuttaa

To put (something) into a pot.

ruukuttaja

One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.

ruuma

The lower fuselage of an airplane.

ruumen

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

ruumiillinen

Of or relating to the body or flesh.

ruumiillistaa

(intransitive) To embody in flesh; to invest with a bodily, especially a human, form.

ruumiillistaminen

The act of incarnating.

ruumiillistuma

(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.

ruumiillistuminen

The state of being incarnated.

ruumiillistunut

(traditionally postpositive, now frequently prepositive) Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.

ruumiinavaus

A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

ruumiinrakenne

A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.

ruumiinsilpoja

A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.

ruumiinvalvojaiset

A vigil beside a dying person

ruumiinvamma

Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.

ruumis

The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. [from 13th c.]

ruumisarkku

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

ruumisauto

A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

ruumishuone

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

ruumispaarit

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

ruumisvaunut

A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

ruuna

A castrated human male.

ruunikko

(especially, of horses) Of a reddish-brown colour.

ruunu

The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.

Ruusu

A en given name.

ruusufinni

(pathology) A chronic condition characterized by redness of the face.

ruusukko

Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).

ruusukkorukous

(by extension) A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

ruusunmarja

The fruit of a rose.

ruusunpunainen

Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.

ruuta

Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.

ruutata

To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

ruuti

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

ruutu

A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.

ruutuhyppely

(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

ruutukangas

Any fabric woven with such a pattern.

ruutukuvio

(textiles, usually, pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

ruuvata

(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.

ruuvata auki

(transitive) To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.

ruuvata kiinni

(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.

ruuvikierre

The thread of a screw.

ruuvimeisseli

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

ruuvipenkki

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

ruuvipuristin

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

ruuvitaltta

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

ruuviviiva

(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

ruveta

(transitive) To commence (an action).

rva

Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.

rvoinen

Suitable or safe for; capable of enduring or able to bear; able to withstand.

ryhdistävä

Tending or intended to motivate.

ryhditön

Lacking stiffness; flimsy.

ryhmä

A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]

ryhmä jousiampujia

(countable) A group of archers.

ryhmänjohtaja

The male leader of a group of workers, who reports to a supervisor.

ryhmäpaine

Inducement or influence by one's peers.

ryhmäseksi

(vulgar) An act of two or more people having sex with one person who is the focus of the sexual activity.

ryhmätyö

(education, therapy) Work done in groups.

ryhmätyökurssi

A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.

ryhmitellä

(transitive) To put together to form a group.

ryhmittää

(archaic, transitive) To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.

ryhmittyä

To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun sense 1).

ryhmittymä

A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.

ryhmitys

A football formation.

ryhmyinen

Knotty and misshapen.

ryhmysauva

A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

ryhti

(now, _, rare) A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.

ryhtyä

(transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.

ryhtyä varotoimenpiteisiin

(transitive, rare) To take precaution against.

ryijy

(chiefly, North American, slang, countable) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.

rykelmä

A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.

rykiä

To forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expell air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.

rykiminen

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

rykmentti

(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. [from 16th c.]

rymistä

(intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

rymistää

(intransitive) To move while making a rumbling noise.

rymistellä

To make a sound of things clashing or colliding together; to clatter, to rattle; hence, to move with such a sound.

rymytä

(intransitive) To move while making a rumbling noise.

rynkky

(slang) An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).

rynnäkkö

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.

rynnäköidä

(aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.

rynnätä

(intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.

rynnätä pakoon

To cause (a drove or herd of animals) to run away or scamper in a wild, headlong manner, usually due to fright.

rynnätä ulos

(intransitive) To rush out, to sally forth.

rynnistää

To rush or flow forward forcefully.

rynnistys

A forceful rush or flow forward.

ryntäillä

(ambitransitive) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.

ryntäys

Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

ryntö

The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.

ryökäle

(usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

ryömiä

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

ryömijä

A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.

ryömintä

The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.

ryömintäikäinen

A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk.

ryömintävaihde

The lowest gear of some tractors or trucks: one with so low a gear ratio that the vehicle creeps along at the speed of a human's slow walk.

ryöppy

(mechanics, chiefly, historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.

ryöpsähdys

A sudden rapid outflow.

ryöpsähtää

(intransitive, literally) To appear suddenly from within something else.

ryöstää

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]

ryöstäjä

One who engages in a raid; a plunderer.

ryöstäminen

A raid or predatory attack.

ryösteleminen

The act or practice of robbing.

ryöstelijä

One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

ryöstellä

(intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.

ryöstely

The act or practice of robbing.

ryöstö

(Britain, criminal slang) An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft.

ryöstöretki

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

ryöstösaalis

The loot attained by plundering.

ryöstöviljellä

(transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.

ryöväri

One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.

ryövätä

(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

ryöväys

The act of pillaging.

rypäle

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

rypälesato

The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.

rypälesokeri

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

rypäs

A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.