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The Finnish word for to cut is
leikata





to cut

Translations for to cut and their definitions

leikkaus
     1. n. cut, cutting (act or result of cutting)
     2. n. (surgery) operation, surgery
     3. n. (surgery) perioperative (relating to the period around and during an operation)
           leikkaushoitaja
             perioperative nurse
     4. n. (cinematography) editing
     5. n. (set theory) intersection


viilto
     1. n. incision, slash, cut, slit, gash (longish, straight, sharp-edged opening resulting from incising, cutting etc.)


viiltohaava
     1. n. An incision or an incised wound.


piisi
     1. n. fireplace
     2. n. alternative form of biisi
     3. n. - + the suffix -si
     4. n. genitive singular form of pii + the suffix -si
     5. n. pii + the suffix -si



mutkitella
     1. v. (intransitive) To snake.
     2. v. To zigzag




päihtynyt
     1. adj. intoxicated, inebriated
     2. n. An intoxicated, inebriated person.
     3. Participle. past active participle of päihtyä


leikattu
     1. adj. cut (having been cut).
           leikattu konjakki = cut brandy
     2. adj. Depending on usage, other English past participles may apply instead of cut.
           leikattu kissa = a fixed cat
           leikattu umpisuoli = an operated appendix
     3. v. past passive participle of leikata



leikata
     1. v. to cut (to perform an incision on; to divide with a sharp instrument; to separate from prior association; to remove and place in memory for later use; to reduce, especially intentionally; to form or s
     2. v. to incise (to cut in or into with a sharp instrument)
     3. v. to mow (to cut something down, especially grass or crops)
     4. v. to trim (to reduce slightly, especially, to remove excess)
     5. v. (medicine) to operate
     6. v. (film) to edit
     7. v. to fix (to render an animal infertile)
     8. v. to knife (to use a knife to cut)
     9. v. to knife (to cut through as if with a knife)
     10. v. (colloquial) adessive + 3rd-pers. sg: to get it
           Minulla ei leikkaa. = I don't get it.


versio
     1. n. version


loukkaantunut
     1. v. past active participle of loukkaantua


nostaa
     1. v. to lift, raise, elevate
     2. v. to hoist (to raise or lift to a desired elevation, e.g. sails or a flag)
     3. v. to push up
     4. v. to draw, withdraw (to extract money from an account)
     5. v. to take out (loan)
     6. v. (nautical) to haul (to sail closer to the wind)
     7. v. to harvest (something grown underground, such as potatoes)


etuilla
     1. v. (intransitive) to cut in, jump the queue; also to butt, barge, bud, budge, ditch, break, short or push in the line or queue (to enter a line in the middle instead of the end of it)


nosto
     1. n. lift
     2. n. raise
     3. n. cash withdrawal
     4. n. (card games) cut


jakaa
     1. v. To share; to distribute
           Jaa kakku! (a timeless classic) - Divide the cake!
     2. v. to mete out, dispense
     3. v. to divide
     4. v. to deal
     5. v. To separate


kaiverrus
     1. n. engraving


kanava
     1. n. canal
     2. n. channel


karsittu
     1. v. past passive participle of karsia


pala
     1. n. piece, bit
           pala palalta = piece by piece, piecemeal
     2. n. lump, chunk
     3. n. block
     4. n. tablet, bar
     5. v. indicative present connegative of palaa
           (Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät pala.
             I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't burn.
     6. v. second-person singular imperative present of palaa
           Pala!
             Burn!
     7. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of palaa
           Älä pala!
             Don't burn!


lintsata
     1. v. (slang) to skip, cut, bunk, skive, or ditch class (to play truant, not attend class).
     2. v. (slang) to avoid, shirk one's duties.


ohari
     1. n. (colloquial) cheating, swindle, spoof, deception (act of not keeping one's promise)
     2. n. (medicine) bypass


osuus
     1. n. share, part (of something)
           Kuka teille väitti, että minulla olisi mitään osuutta heidän kuolemaansa?
             Who told you that I had any part in their death?



katkaista
     1. v.
     2. v. to cut, cut off, sever, split, disconnect
     3. v. to interrupt, cut short, break off
     4. v. to break (off) (e.g. a leg)
     5. v. to prune off, trim off, lop off
     6. v. to amputate
     7. v. ~ taival: to do/make a trip
           In that sense, used only with that noun.



biisi
     1. n. (colloquial) song


koukata
     1. v. To catch.
     2. v. To stop by.
     3. v. (ice hockey) To hook (to engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking).
     4. v. (military) To leapfrog (to advance with one unit by engaging the enemy with another unit).



hioa
     1. v. To make smoother: grind, whet, hone
     2. v. To make sharper: grind, sharpen
     3. v. To sand
     4. v. To polish, hone, refine (plan, skill, etc.)
           Täytyy hioa suunnitelmaa sen verran tarkkaan, että se menee läpi missä vaan.
             Gotta polish off the plan good to some extent so that it'll work anywhere.
     5. v. To cut, facet (a gem)


kiilata
     1. v. To wedge.
     2. v. To cut in (to a line or queue).


raita
     1. n. stripe
     2. n. band
     3. n. track
     4. n. goat willow, Salix caprea
     5. n. (heraldry) bendlet



viipale
     1. n. piece, slice
           Syön viipaleen kakusta.
             I eat a piece of cake.


siivu
     1. n. slice



haava
     1. n. wound, sore (injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear)
     2. n. ulcer; especially in compound terms, see e.g. mahahaava, , peptic ulcer, (m, fi, makuuhaava, , pressure ulcer)


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