Finnish–English dictionary

kirkkaasti

In a bright manner.

kirkkaasti valaistu

Lit up brightly and with color, gleaming.

kirkkaus

The quality of being bright.

kirkkausaste

(uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude

kirkko

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

kirkkoherra

(Roman Catholicism) The main priest serving a parish.

kirkkokunta

(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.

kirkkokunta-

Of or pertaining to a denomination.

kirkkomaa

A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

kirkkomusiikkiteos

A musical composition for use in churches.

kirkkoneuvosto

A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.

kirkkoväärti

(UK) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.

kirkollinen

(colloquial, mildly, _, pejorative) Piously Christian.

kirkolliskokous

(ecclesiastical) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.

kirkollisvero

(historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.

kirkonisäntä

(UK) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.

kirkonkirous

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

kirkonkylä

(British) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.

kirkonpalvelija

A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.

kirkonpenkki

Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.

kirkontorni

A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.

kirkua

(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.

kirkuja

One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.

kirkuminen

A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

kirkuna

A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

kirmailla

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

kirmata

(intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.

kirnu

A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.

kirnupiimä

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

kirnuta

(transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.

kiroilla

To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.

kiropraktikko

A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic.

kirosana

A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.

kirot

A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.

kirota

(transitive) To curse; to damn.

kirottu

(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.

kirottua

(chiefly, British, informal, mildly, blasphemous) Used to show anger or disappointment: damn

kirous

(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.

Kirov

A city, the administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia.

kirpeä

(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.

kirpeästi

In a sharp manner, in various senses.

kirpeys

The state of being pungent.

kirppu

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.

kirroosi

(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.

kirsikankukinta

The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).

kirsikanmakuinen

Of a bright red color; cherry red.

kirsikanpunainen

Of a bright red color; cherry red.

kirsikka

The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.

kirsikkapuu

The wood of a cherry tree.

kirsikkaviina

(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

kirskahdus

(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

kirskahtaa

To make such a sound.

kirskua

To make such a sound.

kirskuna

(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

kirskunta

(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

kirstu

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

kirstunvartija

A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.

kirurgi

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

kirurgia

(medicine) The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.

kirurginen osasto

A room or department where surgery is performed.

kirva

A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

kirveellä veistetty

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

kirvellä

(intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.

kirves

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

kirvesmies

(card games, slang) The king of diamonds in a deck of playing cards.

kisa

A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.

kisailla

(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]

kisailu

A playful antic.

kisälli

A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.

kisälliys

The state of being a journeyman.

kisapaikka

(sports) A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.

kiskaista

(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out

kiskaisu

(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

kisko

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

kiskoa

(transitive) To take large amounts of money from.

kiskobussi

(rail) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.

kiskominen

The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.

kiskonaula

A sort of very large nail.

kiskonta

(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

kiskuri

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. [1900]

kiskurikorko

(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

kissa

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

kissaeläin

Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, animal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.

kissamainen

Resembling a cat; feline.

kissamainen petoeläin

Any similar, chiefly non-domesticated, animal of the family Felidae, which includes bobcats, caracals, cheetahs, cougars, leopards, lions, lynxes, tigers, and other such species.

kissanainen

(rare) A woman in a cat costume.

kissankello

Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia)

kissankieli

A small chocolate bar or (sometimes chocolate-covered) cookie/biscuit which is shaped somewhat like the tongue of a cat.

kissanminttu

Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.

kissanpentu

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

kissapentue

(rare, collective) A group of kittens.

kissarutto

(archaic) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.

kissatappelu

(slang) A fight or bickering, especially between women.

kisu

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

kita

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang) The mouth. [from 16th c.]

kitalaki

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

kitara

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

kitaranrakentaja

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

kitaransoittaja

Someone who plays a guitar.

kitaristi

Someone who plays a guitar.

kitasampi

A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

kitata

(transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly.

kiteinen

Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

kiteyttää

(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.

kitinä

An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]

kitisevä

Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.

kitisijä

A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.

kitistä

(idiomatic, usually, sarcastic, by extension) To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.

kitisyttää

(transitive) To produce a creaking sound with.

kitka

The rubbing of one object or surface against another.

kitkaton

Of or pertaining to lack of friction.

kitkeä

(idiomatic) To stop something at an early stage.

kitkeminen

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

kitkentä

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.

kitkerä

(archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.

kitkeryys

The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.

kitkutella

(slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

kitkuttaa

(slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

kitsahtava

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

kitsas

(informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.

kitsch

Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.

kitsi

Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.

kitsune

(Japanese mythology) A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.

kitti

A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.

kitua

(intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

kitukasvuinen

Resembling or characteristic of a runt; weak and stunted; puny.

kitulias

Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.

kitumaa

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

kitupiikki

(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.

kituuttaa

(transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.

kiukku

Anger or irritability.

kiukkuinen

(informal) Irritable.

kiukunpuuska

An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

kiukutteleva

Childishly irritable.

kiulu

The amount held in this container.

kiulukka

The fruit of a rose.

kiuru

Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

kiusa

(countable) That which annoys.

kiusaaja

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

kiusaaminen

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

kiusaannuttava

(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

kiusaantuneisuus

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

kiusaantunut

Caring about something; discomposed.

kiusallinen

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

kiusallisesti

In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.

kiusanhenki

(slang, vulgar, North America) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.

kiusankappale

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, often, disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.

kiusanteko

(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

kiusata

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

kiusata henkisesti

(transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out).