Finnish–English dictionary

yrmeä

Dissatisfied and irritable.

yrmy

One who is grumpy or irritable. [from the early 20th c]

yrtti

(countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.

yrtti-

Made from or with herbs.

yrttitee

A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).

ys

Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

ysi

The digit or figure 9.

ysipari

(poker slang) A pair of nines.

yskähdys

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

yskäisy

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

yskiä

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

yskiminen

A cough; the act of coughing.

yskintä

A cough; the act of coughing.

yskös

(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

yskösten irtoaminen

(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.

ystävä

A male friend.

ystävällinen

Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious

ystävällisesti

Friendly; in an amicable manner.

ystävällismielinen

Without any hostility.

ystävällisyys

The quality of being friendly.

ystävänpäiväkortin saaja

A person to whom a valentine is given or from whom it is received, especially on February 14th.

ystävänpäiväkortti

An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.

ystävystyä

(transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.

ytimeen liittyvä

Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom. [from 20th c.]

ytimekäs

Concise; taking few words. [from 15th c.]

ytimekäs ja hienostunut

Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.

ytimekkäästi

In a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length.

ytimekkyys

(uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.

yuan

(currencies) The basic unit of money in China.

yy

The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.

yys

Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

zabaglione

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

Zagreb

The capital and largest city of Croatia.

Zaire

(historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997.

Zeeland

A province of the Netherlands.

zeeta

The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)

zeeta-funktio

(mathematics) A mathematical function, formally known as the Riemann zeta function.

Zefyros

(Greek god) The god of the West Wind.

Zelda

(video games) Ellipsis of Legend of Zelda.

zen

(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.

zenbuddhalaisuus

(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.

zenbuddhismi

(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.

zeniitti

(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.

zeppeliini

(aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.

zet

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

zeta

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Zeus

(Greek god) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.

zikkurat

(archaeology) A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories

zilu

(US, slang) A cannabis pipe.

Zimbabwe

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.

zip-koodi

(US) A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.

zloty

The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

zodiakki

(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.

zombi

(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

zombie

(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

zoo-

animal

zoologia

The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.

zoomata

(photography) To change the focal length of a zoom lens.

zoomaus

An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.

Žukov

A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).

zulu

A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.

zulut

Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

zumba

A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance.

な-adjektiivi

(Japanese, _, grammar) An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.