Finnish–English dictionary

syllabaari

(orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.

syltty

A meat or fish jelly.

Sylvia

A en given name.

sylviini

(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

sylviitti

(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

symbaali

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

symbioosi

A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

symbiootti

(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

symboli

A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

symbolinen

Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.

symbolisesti

In a symbolic manner.

symboloida

(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.

symmetria

Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.

symmetrinen

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

sympatia

A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.

symposium

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

symposiumi

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.

synagoga

(countable, Judaism) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.

syndikaatti

(crime) A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.

syndrooma

(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.

synergia

(pharmacology) The combined action of two or more drugs where the effects are stronger than their mere sum.

synerginen

Relating to synergy; synergistic.

synergismi

(pharmacology) The combined action of two or more drugs where the effects are stronger than their mere sum.

synergistinen

Of or pertaining to synergy or synergism; synergic; co-operative, working together, interacting, mutually stimulating.

synkata

(transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.

synkeä

Expressing menace or discontent; threatening; sullen.

synkistellä

(intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.

synkkä

Bad; evil; ill-omened.

synkkä ilme

An expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom.

synkkämielinen

Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.

synkkämielisyys

The quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom.

synkkyys

(uncountable) Gloom; gloominess; depression.

synkooppi

(music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.

synkopee

(linguistics, phonology) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.

synkroninen

(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

synkronisiteetti

(Jungian psychology) Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".

synkronisuus

(uncountable) The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.

synkronoida

(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

synkronointi

The state or property of being synchronized.

synninpäästö

A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.

synnintunnustus

A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.

synnintunto

The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.

synnitön

Free from sin or guilt.

synnittömyys

The state or condition of being sinless.

synnyinmaa

One's country of birth.

synnyinpaikka

The location where a person was born.

synnyinpäivä

The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

synnyinsija

(figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.

synnynnäinen

(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

synnyttää

To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

synnyttäjä

(rare) One who gives birth.

synnyttäminen

(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.

synnytyksen jälkeinen

(of a mother, a symptom, a diagnosis or treatment, etc) After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth).

synnytys

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

synnytyslääkäri

(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.

synnytysoppi

(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy.

synnytysosasto

A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

synnytyssairaala

A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

synnytyssupistus

(biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.

synodi

(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

synonyyminen

(particularly, in, semantics, construed with with) Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below)

synonyymisanakirja

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

synopsis

(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.

synoptinen

(meteorology, especially, of data) Obtained simultaneously over a wide area, for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere.

synt.

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

syntaksi

(computing, countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.

syntetisaattori

(musical instrument) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

syntetisoida

(transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.

syntetisoitua

(intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.

syntiinlankeemus

(theology) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. [from 14th c.]

syntinen

Sinful.

syntipukki

(hence, _, in, _, the, _, US) Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing.

synttärit

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

synty

(now, _, rare) The earliest stage of something.

syntyä

(intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.

syntyä uudelleen

(ambitransitive) To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.

syntyään

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

syntyjään

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

syntymä

(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.

syntymä-

Of or relating to birth.

syntymää edeltävä

Being or happening before birth.

syntymäaika

The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

syntymämerkki

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

syntymäoikeus

Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

syntymäpaikka

The location where a person was born.

syntymäpäivä

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

syntynyt

Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.

syntyperä

A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

syntyperäinen

Belonging to one by birth.

syntyvyyden säännöstely

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

syödä

(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

syödä aamiainen

(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.

syödä sanansa

(figuratively) To regret or retract what one has said.

syödä spagettia

To cause (someone or something) to become, or appear to become, longer and thinner; to stretch.

syödä välipala

To eat a light meal.

syöjä

A person or animal who eats.

syöksähtää

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

syökseminen maahan

An act, or the situation, of being cast or thrown to the ground.

syöksy

(aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.

syöksy pää edellä

A headfirst fall or jump.

syöksyä

(intransitive) Of a river, etc.: to fall in the form of a waterfall.

syöksyä kimppuun

(intransitive) To attack suddenly by leaping.

syöksyä pystysyöksyssä

(intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle.

syöksyhammas

A sharp point.

syöksykierre

(aviation) The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.

syöksylasku

(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.

syöksytorvi

A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.

syöksyvä

headlong; falling steeply or vertically.

syömäkelpoinen

Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]

syömäkelvoton

not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

syömäri

A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.

syöminen

The act of ingesting food.

syömingit

A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.

syöpä

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

syöpään erikoistunut lääkäri

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

syöpäinen

(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.

syöpäläinen

Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]

syöpyä

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

syöpyä mieleen

To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.

syöpyminen

(physical chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.

syöpynyt

Fixed, established

syöstä

(transitive, figurative, rare) To cause (something) to pour or rush like a waterfall.

syöstä alas

To cast or throw (something) downwards; also, to drop or lower (something).

syöstä avaruuteen

(transitive, science fiction) To kill (someone) by ejection into outer space, usually without a space suit.

syötävä

Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]

syötäväksi kelpaamaton

not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

syöte

Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

syötin

That which is used to feed.

syötittää

(transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.

syötönmurto

(tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).

syöttää

(sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

syöttää jalkojen välistä

(sport, transitive) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

syöttää käsiä päin

(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

syöttää mössöä

(transitive, obsolete) To feed with pap.

syöttää nopea syöttö

(baseball) To pitch a baseball very fast.

syöttää pajunköyttä

(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

syöttää pelaajaa päin

(baseball) To pitch a ball in a way that it hits (a player).

syöttää poikittain

(soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch

syöttäjä

That which is used to feed.

syöttäjä ja sieppari

(baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together

syöttäminen

(sports) The act of passing a ball etc. to another player. [from 19th c.]

syöttely

A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.

syötti

Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

syöttö

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

syöttö jalkojen välistä

(football, hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

syöttöjohto

A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.

syöttökumpu

(baseball) The pitcher’s mound.

syöttölaatta

(countable, baseball) The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.

syöttönäppäin

The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.

syöttöpaikka

That which is used to feed.