loanwords Archives - Uusi kielemme

Finnish Loanwords Ending in nen – Septinen Kosminen Toksinen

February 18, 2021

Learn more Finnish vocabulary! In this article you can find words ending in -nen which are loanwords! Opi sivistyssanoja!

Baltic and Germanic Loanwords in Finnish Etymology

June 24, 2020

Etymology

Learn more about the etymology of ancient Baltic and Germanic loanwords in Finnish! Enjoy his little trip into the history of the Finnish language.

Finnish Spoken Language Vocabulary

May 19, 2020

Spoken Language Vocabulary

How much Finnish spoken language vocabulary do you know? Are you looking to expand said vocabulary? Here's a small overview!

Finnish -ATA Loanverbs from English

April 13, 2020

Etymology

Tviitata, googlata, zumbata, skipata and stressata all look like English verbs. You can find out more about loanverbs from English in this article!

Finnish -ATA Verbs Borrowed from Swedish

January 9, 2020

Etymology

VENATA, DYYKATA, HOKSATA and DUUNATA are just a few of the Finnish -ATA verbs borrowed from Swedish. Learn more about their origin right here!

Elefantti or Norsu? Loanwords vs Finnish Words

September 12, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Should you say elefantti or norsu? Filmi or elokuva? Klovni or pelle? Printteri or tulostin? Learn some more about the different types of loanwords!

Spoken Language Words ending in -is – Puhekieli Sanasto

May 30, 2019

Spoken Language Vocabulary

Roskis, futis, depis and kirppis are spoken language words ending in -is. Add these to your vocabulary and learn how to inflect them in the cases!

Old Words versus New Words Ending in -i

May 20, 2019

Words Ending in...

Words that end in -i can be confusing in finnish. Learn now how old words versus new words behave when you put the in the partitive and other cases!

Words Ending in -is – Kallis Kaunis Futis Roskis

March 24, 2019

Words Ending in...

The Finnish language has several types of words that end in -is, which have their own way of being inflected into the cases. Find out more here!

Finnish Loanwords – Lainasanoja

February 13, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

There are quite a few Indo-European loanwords in the Finnish language. These Finnish loanwords are easy to learn, but be careful with the pronounciation!