Finnish–English dictionary

syöttöporsas

A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter.

syöveri

Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

syöverit

(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

syövyttää

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

syövyttävä

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

syövyttävä aine

Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

syövytys

The act of corroding or the condition so produced.

sypressi

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

sypressikasvi

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

syrah

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

syreeni

A flower of the lilac shrub.

syreeninkukka

A flower of the lilac shrub.

syrjä-

Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.

syrjään

Excluded from consideration.

syrjäänvetäytyvä

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

syrjäasutus

An outlying settlement.

syrjähyppy

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

syrjäinen

Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.

syrjäisyys

The quality of being remote.

syrjäkylä

An outlying settlement.

syrjäseutu

A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.

syrjässä

At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

syrjästä

At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

syrjäyttää

(of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.

syrjäytynyt

(chiefly, UK, or, Internet slang) A person not in employment, education, or training.

syrjiä

(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice.

syrjitty

(obsolete) Held at a distance; excluded; exiled.

syrjivä

Exhibiting prejudice or bias.

sysätä

(sailing) To propel a boat or sailboard by rocking one's body back and forth.

sysätä syy

(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.

sysi

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

sysiä

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

sysimusta

A very dark gray colour.

systeemi

A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole. [from early 17th c.]

systemaattinen

In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

systeri

(informal) Clipping of sister.

systolinen

(maths) Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

sytkäri

A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.

sytoplasma

(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

syttöpuu

Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.

syttöpuut

Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.

syttyä

(intransitive) To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.

syttyä kuin soihtu

(UK, dialectal, figurative) To (appear to) flare up like a torch.

syttyminen

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

syttyvä

Capable of burning.

syttyvä aine

A material that is capable of burning.

sytyke

(obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.

sytytin

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

sytyttää

(transitive, rare) To set in a blaze; burn.

sytyttää tuleen

(figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.

sytyttää uudestaan

(transitive) To kindle again.

sytyttäminen

The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

sytytys

The act of igniting.

sytytyslanka

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

sytytysruuti

(obsolete) The priming in a flintlock.

syvä

(by extension, geology, mineralogy) Of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust, rather than by volcanoes at the surface of the Earth.

syvä huokaus

A (deep) sigh.

syvä kunnioitus

A feeling of fear and reverence.

syvään juurtunut

Fixed, established

syvälle

To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.

syvällinen

Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.

syvällisesti

In a profound, not superficial, manner.

syvältä

Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.

syväluodata

(transitive, figurative) To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of.

syväluotaava

Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.

syvässä unessa

(in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.

syvästi

At depth.

syvävärjätä

(transitive) To dye with a fast or lasting colour.

syväys

(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.

syvempi

Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.

syvennys

(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.

syventää

(transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken

syventävä osio

Text giving further detail on a subject.

syventyä

(transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.

syventyminen

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

syventynyt

Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

syvetä

(transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken

syvin olemus

The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.

syvyydeltään kapea

Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

syvyys

(uncountable, British, slang) Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment.

syvyyssuunnassa kapea

Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

syvyysvaikutelma

The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.

syy

(countable, also, figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

syy-seurausketju

consecution; chain of causes and effects.

syy-seuraussuhde

The act or agency by which an effect is produced.

syy-yhteys

The act or agency by which an effect is produced.

syyhy

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

syyhyinen

Diseased with the scab (mange): mangy.

syyhytä

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

syylä

(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

syylari

(automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.

syyllinen

Of hunting dogs: unable to find the scent.

syyllistää

(informal, transitive) To attempt to induce a guilt trip; to cause another to feel guilt, in order to influence the behavior of that individual.

syyllistyä

(transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

syyllistyminen

Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.

syyllisyydentunne

Regret for having done wrong.

syyllisyys

(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

syynätä

(transitive) To search (a place) methodically.

syynätä tarkkaan

(ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).

syyni

A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).

Syyria

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.

syyrialainen

Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.

syyskuu

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

syystä

In a just or fair manner; rightfully.

syystä että

Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

syysuhde

The act or agency by which an effect is produced.

syytää

(transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.

syyte

The act of accusing.

syytekirjelmä

(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]

syytekohta

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

syytesuoja

(law) An exemption from prosecution.

syytetty

Having been accused; being the target of accusations.

syytetyn aitio

(law) Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

syytön

Free from blame; without fault; innocent

syytös

(legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.

syyttää

(with on, (archaic) for) To officially charge someone in a court of law.

syyttää virkarikoksesta

To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.

syyttäjä

(British, Canadian, Australian) The state prosecutor; the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual in a criminal trial.

syyttäminen

(legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.

syytteenluku

(legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.

syytti

Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

syyttömästi

In an innocent manner.

syyttömyys

Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.

t

(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

tää

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

taaempana

Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. [first attested before 1150.]

taaja

Compact; crowded together.

taajuus

(uncountable, or, countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.

taajuusalue

(broadcasting) Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band.

taajuuskaista

(physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

taakka

A heavy load.

taakse

(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. [First attested around the late 15th century.]

taaksepäin

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]

taaksepäin suuntautuva

Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

taaksepäinleikkaus

(surveying) A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.

taala

(US, Australia, NZ, Canada, informal) A dollar (one hundred cents).

täällä

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

täälläpäin

Close to; nearby.

täältä

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

taannehtia

(astrology, astronomy) Of a celestial body, especially a planet: to show retrogradation; to seem to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.

taannehtiminen

(astrology) The apparent movement of a planet across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.

taannehtiva

(law) Formulated or enacted after some event, and then retroactively applied to it.

taannoin

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times.

taannoinen

Having happened a short while ago.

taantua

(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.

taantuma

(economics) A period of economic decline or negative growth.

taantuminen

(linguistics) The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.

taantumuksellinen

(politics) Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past.

taantumus

(politics) Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.

taapero

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.