The Finnish word for cave is
luola
Translations for cave and their definitions
| luola | |
| 1. n. A cave (underground cavity big enough to enter, natural or man-made) | |
| 2. n. A cavern (large cave) | |
| 3. n. A grotto (small cave) |
| sortua | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To crumble, fall, collapse, cave in. |
| jäytää | |
| 1. v. To gnaw, eat away, wear (to destroy gradually as by taking tiny little bites). | |
| Reuma jäytää niveliäni. | |
| Rheumatism is wearing my joints. |
| varo | |
| 1. v. indicative present connegative of varoa | |
| 2. v. second-person singular imperative present of varoa | |
| 3. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of varoa |
| antaa periksi | |
| 1. v. antaa periksi | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To give up, give in, cave, surrender. | |
| 3. v. To budge (to change one's opinion). | |
| Kun päätän jonkin asian, en anna periksi. | |
| 4. v. * When I make up my mind, I won't budge. |
| kellari | |
| 1. n. A cellar (underground space) |
| kolo | |
| 1. n. hole | |
| 2. n. groove | |
| 3. n. notch, indentation | |
| 4. n. (scouting) den (place for scouts' weekly meetings) | |
| 5. v. indicative present connegative of koloa | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative present of koloa | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of koloa |
| soppi | |
| 1. n. A small quiet spot; corner, nook. |
| kaivaa | |
| 1. v. to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate | |
| kaivaa ruumis esiin = to exhume a body | |
| kaivaa nenäänsä = to pick one's nose |
| murtua | |
| 1. v. to break, break down, fracture, fall to pieces | |
| 2. v. (figuratively) to break down, fall to pieces (to be emotionally devastated) | |
| Murruin, kun sain tietää äitini kuolleen tuona iltana. | |
| When I found out my mother had passed away that night, I fell to pieces. |
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