The Finnish word for knife is
veitsi
Translations for knife and their definitions
| veitsi | |
| 1. n. knife |
| puukko | |
| 1. n. A puukko. | |
| 2. n. A hunting knife (utensil or tool). |
| puukottaa | |
| 1. v. to stab; to knife (to use a knife to kill or injure) | |
| 2. v. to stab or knife (resulting death) | |
| 3. v. (colloquial, jocular) to operate (to perform surgery) |
| terä | |
| 1. n. blade, edge | |
| miekan terä | |
| blade of sword | |
| veitsenterällä | |
| on knife's edge | |
| 2. n. head (of an axe) | |
| Kirveen terä tippui jokeen. | |
| The head of the axe fell into the river. | |
| 3. n. the degree of sharpness of a cutting tool | |
| Kirves on hyvässä terässä. | |
| The blade of the ax is sharp. |
| 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. |
| tikari | |
| 1. n. A dagger (stabbing weapon). |
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