Finnish–English dictionary

aatemaailma

Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

aatetoveri

(slang) Brother (a comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).

aatra

A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil. [20th c.]

aatto

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

Aatu

A en given name.

aava

A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.

aave

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

aavemainen

Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.

aavemaisesti

In an eerie manner.

aavikkokierijä

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

aavistaa

(transitive) To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.

aavistus

Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.

abaca

(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

abaksiaalinen

(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal. [Mid 19th century.]

abakus

(historical, obsolete) A table or tray scattered with sand which was used for calculating or drawing. [attested from c. 1387]

abaloni

(North America, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [mid 19th c.]

abaya

A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

abbedissa

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

abdikaatio

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abdominaali

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]

abduktiivinen päättely

(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable. [from late 17th century.]

abduktio

(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [from mid-17th century.]

abduktoida

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

abduktori

(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]

Abdullah

A en given name.

Abel

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

aberraatio

(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]

Abessinia

(historical) Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.

abioottinen

Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [mid-20th c.]

ablaatio

(sciences) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization under heat or chipping. [Mid 20th century.]

ableismi

(uncountable) Discrimination against people with disabilities in favor of those without. [from late 20th c.]

ableisti

One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.

ableistinen

Exhibiting or relating to ableism.

abolitionisti

A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice. [since the late 18th century]

aboriginaali

Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages. [First attested in the 19th century.]

aborigine

(dated, now, offensive) An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian.

abortiivinen

(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. [from mid 1700s]

abortti

An induced abortion.

abortti-

(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]

aborttilääke

(obsolete) A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.

abra

a wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai

Abraham

(Abrahamism) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar. [first attested prior to 1150]

abrakadabra

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.]

Abram

Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament). [First attested prior to 1150.]

abs

(mathematics) Initialism of absolute value function.

absessi

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absintti

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]

absolutisti

One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. [from mid 19th c.]

absoluutti

(philosophy, usually capitalized, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.

absoluuttinen

Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory. [first attested in the mid 1500s]

absoluuttisesti

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

absorboida

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

absorboitunut

That has been taken in, engulfed, imbibed, or assimilated. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

absorptio

(physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

abstrahoida

To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.

abstrakti

Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.

abstrakti teos

(arts) An abstract work of art. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

abstraktio

An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absurdi

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

absurdius

(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

abyssaalinen

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abyssinen

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

ad hoc

For a particular purpose.

Adam

Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam.

Adam-tyyli

Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam.

adapteri

Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.

adaptiivinen

(psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society.

addikti

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

addiktiivinen

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

addiktio

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

addiktoida

(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

addiktoitua

(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

addiktoituva

Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

addiktoiva

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

additiivisuus

(uncountable, math) The property of being additive.

additio

(uncountable) The act of adding anything.

addressi

(diplomacy, politics) A formal approach to a sovereign or head of state, especially an official appeal or petition. [from 17th c.]

addukti

(chemistry) The product of an addition reaction.

adduktio

The act of adducing or bringing forward.

adduktori

(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.

Adelaide

The state capital and largest city in South Australia.

adele

A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo.

adelen kieli

A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo.

Aden

A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.

adessive + 3rd person singular of olla

(transitive) To possess, own.

ADHD

(informal) as of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

adheesio

The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.

adherenssi

A close physical union of two objects.

adherentti

Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.

adjektiivi

(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.

adjunkti

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.

adjutantti

(military rank) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs. [from 1641]

admittanssi

(physics) The reciprocal of impedance

adonis

A beautiful man.

adoptio-

Related through adoption.

adoptoida

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

adrenaliini

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

adressi

A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.]

Adrianmeren

Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.

adventti

(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.

aero-

air or aircraft

aerobikkaus

A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music. [1968]

aerobinen

Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.

aerodynaaminen

Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics.

aerodynamiikka

The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.

aeromekaniikka

(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics

aerostatiikka

(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions

äes

A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.

äestää

(transitive) To pulverise with a harrow.

äestäminen

The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.

äestys

The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.

äf

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

afar

A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

afarin kieli

A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

afasia

(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

äffä

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.

affekti

(psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.]

affektiivinen

Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.

affektio

(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.

affiksi

(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

affrikaatta

(phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

afgaani

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from late 18th c.]

afgaani-

Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.

afgaaninvinttikoira

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from late 18th c.]

Afganistan

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768]

afganistanilainen

Of, from or relating to Afghanistan.

afoninen

Of, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak.

aforismi

A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.

Africa

(historical) A former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia, northeastern Algeria and portions of coastal Libya; existing from 146 BC (initially in the Roman Republic) through 698 AD, except for 439 through 534 AD, when it was occupied by the Vandals.

afrikaaneri

A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.

Afrikka

The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

afrikkalainen

Of or pertaining to Africa.

afro

hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.

afro-

African

afrodisia

A state of sexual desire.

afrodisiaka

Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.

afrodisiakki

Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.

Afrodite

(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.

afrokampaus

hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.

agaave

Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.

Agata

A en given name.

agentti

(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".

agentuuri

The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.

agglutinatiivinen

(grammar) Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.

aggregaatti

(Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.

aggressiivinen

Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.

aggressiivisesti

In an aggressive manner.

aggressiivisuus

(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.

aggressio

The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.

agha

An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.