veikkaus

 veikkaus

MEANING:

Noun: guess, betting.

DERIVED FROM:

Veikkaus comes from veikata (”to guess” or ”to be” or ”to bet for money”) +‎ -us (a suffix used to turn verbs into nouns).

EXTRA CREDIT:

Let’s translate the logo, ”Veikkaus. Iloa elämään” or something like ”Veikkaus. Joy to life.”

In Finland gaming licences have been granted to just three organizations. Veikkaus operates lotto games, pools, betting games, instant games and other draw games. The other two operators in Finland are The Finnish Slot Machine Association RAY and Fintoto, which operates horse betting. Here’s some background in English on the Finnish Lottery, Veikkaus.

pönttö

 pönttö

MEANING:

Noun: bin, can, blockhead, toilet bowl.

 

 

hiirenloukku

hiirenloukku

MEANING:

Noun: mousetrap (device to catch mice).

DERIVED FROM:

Hiirenloukku comes from hiiren ‎(“mouse’s”) +‎ loukku ‎(“trap”)

 

ylennys

 ylennys

MEANING:

Noun:  A promotion (advancing in rank or position). Or an advancement (promotion to a higher place or dignity).

DERIVED FROM:

Ylennys comes from ylentää (”to raise,” ”to elevate” or ”to promote”) +‎ -ys (used to form nouns from verbs).

 

kadonnut

 kadonnut

MEANING:

Adjective: missing, lost, mislaid.

DERIVED FROM:

Kadonnut is the past active participle of kadota which means ”to disappear,” ”to vanish” or ”to get lost.”

EXTRA CREDIT:

Mammutti means ”mammoth.”

arvostella

 arvostella

MEANING:

Verb: To review, criticise/criticize, critique.

DERIVED FROM:

Arvostella comes from arvostaa (”to value”, ”appreciate”, ”think much of”) +‎ -ella (forms frequentative verbs. The resulting verb often describes a more or less leisurely or long-lasting activity, or an activity that is not overly goal-oriented.)

luovuttaa

luovuttaa

MEANING:

Verb: to hand over, surrender, give up, deliver, relinquish. (Many additional possible meanings, so check the sanakirja.org entry for more.)

DERIVED FROM:

Luovuttaa is a causative verb, derived from the verb luopua.

 

uupunut

 uupunut

MEANING:

Adjective: exhausted.

DERIVED FROM:

Uupunut is past active participle of uupua which means to get tired, get exhausted, get fatigued.

EXTRA CREDIT:

You will also see uupumus, a noun that means ”exhaustion.”

voileipäkakku

 voileipäkakku

MEANING:

Noun: ”sandwich cake,” salty cake compositionally similar to a sandwich made up of several layers of bread with varying creamy fillings in between. It is served cold and sliced like a dessert cake. There’s no equivalent English term, but ”sandwich cake” might be used, if explained properly.

DERIVED FROM:

Voileipäkakku literally translates as ”butter bread cake” but that is not a meaningful English translation. It is a calque of Swedish smörgåstårta.

 

ristiäiset

ristiäiset

MEANING:

Plural noun meaning ”christening” or ”baptism.”

DERIVED FROM:

Ristiäset comes from risti, which means ”cross.”

EXTRA CREDIT:

You will also see kaste, which means ”baptism” or ”christening” and kastetilaisuus which refers specifically to the ”event,” ”occasion” or ”ceremony” of the christening itself.