Finnish–English dictionary

instrumentaali

(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.

instrumentaalikappale

(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.

instrumentaalinen

(grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally corresponding to the English use of prepositions such as by, with, through, or by means of with the objective case.

instrumentti

A device used to produce music.

insulaarinen

(linguistics, anthropology) (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

insuliini

A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).

intakti

Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.

integraali

(mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.

integraatio

The act or process of making whole or entire.

integroida

(mathematics, science, transitive) To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation.

integrointi

(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.

integroitu

Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra.

intellektuaalinen

Endowed with intellect; having a keen sense of understanding; having the capacity for higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or cleverness

intellektualismi

(philosophy) The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.

intellektuelli

An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

intelligentsia

(politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.

intensiivikurssi

(chiefly, North America, idiomatic) Any short, often intensive course of training.

intensiivimuoto

A thing which makes something more intense; specifically (linguistics) , a form of a word with a more forceful or stronger sense than the root on which it is built.

intensiivinen

Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.

intensiivisyys

The quality of being intense.

interaktiivinen

Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.

interferenssi

(physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.

interferoida

(intransitive, physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.

interjektio

(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

intermezzo

(music, arts) A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude.

internationaali

(politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

Internet

The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems.

internetiin liitetty

Connected to the World Wide Web.

internoida

(transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

interpersonaalinen

Between two or more people.

interpersoonallinen

Between two or more people.

interplanetaarinen

Existing or occurring between planets.

interpolaatio

(music) An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.

interpoloida

(mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.

interpolointi

(mathematics, science) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.

interregnum

The period of time between the end of a sovereign or political leader's reign and the accession of another.

interrogatiivi

(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.

interrogatiivinen

(grammar) Asking or denoting a question.

intervalli

(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).

interventio

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

Intia

(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.

intiaani

Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]

intiaanisoturi

(dated) A Native American warrior.

intialainen

Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]

intialainen kaupustelija

An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.

intianleipäpuu

The large fruit from this tree.

intiimi

Of or involved in a sexual relationship.

intiimiys

(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.

into

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

intoa täynnä

In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

intohimo

(countable) An object of an ardent desire.

intohimoinen

Fired with intense feeling.

intohimoisesti

In a passionate manner.

intohimon kohde

An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.

intoilija

An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

intoilijat

The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.

intoleranssi

(uncountable) The state of being intolerant.

intonaatio

(linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

intramuskulaarinen

Inside a muscle or the muscles.

intranasaalinen lääke

(medicine, archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

intravenoosinen

Inside the veins.

intressi

(American spelling) A proposition or point of view to advocate, especially motivated by self-interest.

intressitaho

A lavatory: a room with a toilet.

introspektiivinen

Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.

introspektio

(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.

introvertti

(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.

intrusiivinen

(geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.

inttää

(with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically.

intubaatio

(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.

intuboida

(transitive, medicine) To insert a tube into.

intuitiivinen

Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.

intuitio

Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.

inua

(intransitive) To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat.

inuitti

the people

invaasio

A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

invalidi

(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

inventaari

(operations) A detailed list of all of the items on hand.

inventio

(music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.

inventoida

(transitive, operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

inventointi

(operations) The process of producing or updating such a list.

investoida

To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.

investoija

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

investointi

(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

involuutio

(mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.

involuutta

(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.

ioni

An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

ioninen

(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions

ioota

The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι).

Iowa

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.

IP-osoite

(Internet) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.

ip.

(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

ipana

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

iPhone

(trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.

Irak

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

irakilainen

Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

Iran

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.

iranilainen

(linguistics) Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.

Irene

A en given name, in regular use since the 19th century.

iridium

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

irisoiva

(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

irkku

Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.

irlannin

Pertaining to the Irish language.

irlanninkielinen

Pertaining to the Irish language.

irlantilainen

Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.

irokeesi

Of or pertaining to a Native American language family including the Iroquois and Cherokee.

irokeesikampaus

A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

irokeesitukka

A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

ironinen

(of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.

ironisesti

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

irrallaan

(idiomatic) Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control.

irrallinen

(informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.

irrallisuus

(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.

irrationaalinen

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.

irrationaalisesti

In an irrational manner; without reason; in a manner contrary to reason

irrelevantti

Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.

irrokki

The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

irronnut

Having broken away from a larger unit.

irrota

(intransitive, of an ink or dye) To spread from the intended location and stain the surrounding cloth or paper.

irrotettu

That is no longer connected.

irrotettu yritys

The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

irrottaa

(ambitransitive, nautical) To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf, etc.) so that the vessel may make way.

irrottaa pistorasiasta

(transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.

irrottaa seinästä

(transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.

irrottaminen

The act of severing or the state of being severed.

irstailija

A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.

irstas

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

irstaus

The characteristic or state of being lascivious.

irtaantunut

Having broken away from a larger unit.

irtaimisto

One's own property or asset

irtain

Tangible, movable property.

irtautua

(also, reflexive, figurative) Often followed by from: to free (oneself or someone, or something) from some constraint or controlling influence (especially when evil or undue); also, to free (oneself or someone) from mental oppression.

irti

Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.

irti leikattu

Separated, cut off or broken apart.

irtikytketty

That is no longer connected.

irtiotto

(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.

irtisanoa

(transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

irtisanominen

The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.

irtisanomisaika

(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

irtisanomisilmoitus

(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

irtisanoutua

(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

irtisanoutuja

One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

irtisanoutuminen

A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.

irto-

(not comparable, sports) Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.

irto-osa

A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.

irtoaminen

(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.

irtokaulus

A similar detachable item.

irtokellujat

(botany) Plants that live floating at the surface of water.

irtolainen

A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.

irtolais-

Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.

irtonainen

(most generally, category theory, of an object F in a concrete category, with respect to a set X and a map i from X to the underlying set of F) Such that any map f from X to the underlying set of an object A in the same category as F induces a map \bar f from F to A which is compatible with f (i.e. such that f = \bar f \circ i).