Appendix:Finnish palindromes
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This appendix lists palindromes in Finnish.
List of palindromes
[edit]Words
[edit]10+ letters
[edit]- (25 letters) saippuakuppinippukauppias (“soap cup batch trader”)
- (25 letters) solutomaattimittaamotulos (“the measurement laboratory result for cell tomatoes”)
- (23 letters) saippuakalasalakauppias (“soapfish smuggler”). While the word is grammatically correct, soapfish (lutefisk gone bad) isn’t exactly a contraband.
- (19 letters) saippuakivikauppias (“saippuakivi vendor”) (saippuakivi is a type of stone; some argue that this is the longest palindrome that is both grammatically correct and sensible, and that could possibly be used in everyday speech, even though it isn't in practice)
- (16 letters) suomulottolumous (“a scale of lottery enchantment”)
- (15 letters) saippuakauppias (“soap vendor”) (perhaps the best known Finnish palindrome; the longest single word palindrome in the world that is in everyday use)
- (12 letters) lammassammal (“sheep moss”)
- (12 letters) sammallammas (“moss sheep”)
- (12 letters) taloussuolat (“household salts”)
- (10 letters) tavattavat – spellables
- (10 letters) tavuttuvat – syllablizables
9 letters
[edit]- autioitua (“to become deserted, uninhabited, desolate”)
- iskiaiksi – translative plural of iskias
- seimimies (“a manger man”)
- taiveviat (“joint faults”)
8 letters
[edit]- avattava (“openable”)
- isälläsi – on your father
- isässäsi – in your father
- isättäsi – without your father
- naakkaan – illative singular of naakka (“jackdaw”)
- niittiin – illative singular of niitti (“rivet”)
- oluttulo (“beer revenue”)
- syöppöys (“gluttony; excessive consumption”)
- tavaavat – spellers
7 letters
[edit]- naamaan – illative of naama (“face”)
- suuruus (“greatness, largeness”)
- sytytys (“ignition”)
- isinisi (“gramps”)
- ylähäly (“upper stir/noise”)
6 letters
[edit]- imaami (“imam”)
- isiisi – your father (isi) in allative case
- isääsi – your father in partitive case
- sammas (“thrush”)
- tammat (“mares”)
- tissit (“tits, boobs”)
- tullut – become (past active participle of tulla)
- tummut – you darken
- tunnut – you feel
- turrut – you are growing numb
5 letters
[edit]- ajaja – driver
- Anuna – essive of Anu, a female name
- isäsi – your father
- nahan – genitive of nahka (“leather”)
- navan – genitive of napa (“pole, navel”)
- nolon – genitive of nolo (“embarrassing”)
- noron – genitive of noro (“trickle”)
- nälän – genitive of nälkä (“hunger”)
- Oivio (surname)
- sadas (“hundredth”)
- Sokos (company name)
- takat – fireplaces
- tavat – habits
- telet – telecommunications
- tikit – stitches
- tilit – bank accounts
- tokot – gobies
- tukut – wholesalers
- turut – marketplaces
4 letters
[edit]- akka (“old woman, hag, crone”)
- alla (“below”)
- anna – imperative of antaa (give)
- Anna (female name)
- Ekke (male name)
- emme – we don’t
- enne (“omen”)
- ette – you don’t
- niin
- Okko (male name)
- otto (“taking, withdrawal (of money)”)
- Otto (male name)
- sees (“tranquillity”)
- siis (“therefore”)
- syys (“autumn”)
- teet – teas, you do/make
- tiit – golf tees
- ämmä – crone, also phonetics for letter M
3 letters
[edit]- ala (“area”)
- ara (“macaw”)
- ele (“gesture”)
- isi (“daddy”)
- olo (“feeling”)
- oro (“stallion”) (poetic)
- utu (“mist”)
- älä – don't
2 letters
[edit]Phrases
[edit]- Aasia riipii Raisaa "Asia bugs Raisa"
- Aatto - saa taas ottaa "It's eve, it's time of drink again"
- Aatu futaa! "Aatu kicks!" (alternatively: Aatu rocks! or Aatu kicks ass!)
- Aatu osaa soutaa "Aatu can row"
- Ai! Miksi akku tukka iski, Mia?: "Ouch! Why did battery hair strike me, Mia?"
- Aino kaataa konia "Aino is felling the nag"
- Aino, stop: otsonia ! Aino, stop - its ozone out there!"
- Ajaja naisasian: naisasianajaja "The advocate of women's issue: female barrister"
- Akin omi Monika "Aki was owned by Monika"
- Alaoksalla mallaskoala "Malt koala on lower branch"
- Alavin ei lie Nivala "Nivala (county in Pohjanmaa) isn't the most plateau-ish?"
- Aleksilla kallis kela "Aleksi's fishing reel is expensive"
- Alle sata satsia maista satasella "Get to taste less than 100 sets by a hundred bill"
- Alli pamautti vittua mapilla "Alli slammed the cunt with a folder"
- Alla kiusaa jakajaa suikalla "Alla teases the dealers with a kepi"
- Allia niistät Siinailla "Sneezing Alli at Sinai"
- Aloha oe, Leo Ahola (actually in Hawaiian; Leo Ahola is a Finnish name)
- Aloite:: pese peti, Ola! "Initiative: cleanse the bunk, Ola!"
- Amurissa hiipii Hassi ruma "Ugly Hassi stalks in Amuri" (This is a VERY politically incorrect joke - it refers to Green party Euro-MP Satu Hassi and district Amuri in Tampere, where she lives)
- Ana, kanna kana: "Ana, carry the chicken"
- Anna, Enok, sytytyskone, anna! "Give me the detonator, Enok, will you!"
- Anna ne! En anna! "Gimme those! No, I won't!"
- Anomus: oo sumona "Proposal: be a sumo"
- Alpo, kasaa Asa-kopla "Alpo, get the Asa gang together!"
- Aparaattia haittaa rapa "The apparatus is slowed down by mud"
- Asa, Marimekko, SOK, Kemira, Masa (a list of Finnish corporations)
- Atte-kumiorava, varo imuketta!: "Rubber squirrel Atte, beware the cigarette holder!"
- Atte vanno: on navetta "Atte swore: it's a cowsty"
- Aukustille ei lie ellit sukua? "You chicks ain't related to Aukusti, are you?"
- Auta, satuta Satua "Help, hurt Satu"
- Autoradalta tapatat Lada-rotua "You get the Lada-people slain at racetrack"
- Avut noutaa Aatu ontuva "Limping Aatu retrieves the aides"
- Ei Vääksy yskää vie: "[Visiting] Vääksy won't cure cough"
- Elli, luu huulille* "Elli, get the bone on your lips"
- Epävakaa, raaka Väpe "Unstable and brutal Väpe" (Note: väpe is short from vääpeli, staff sergeant).
- Halla iski - miksi, Allah? "Frost struck - why, Allah?"
- Hupaisa asia, Puh. "Funny thing, Pooh"
- Ikävä käräjä; räkäväki "Nasty lawsuit; snotty people
- Ile, makaa kameli "Go sleep with a camel, Ile"
- Iloitsee ori, vapaa maapa Viro - Eesti oli "Happy is the stud, as free country again Viro (Estonia) was"
- Innostunut sonni: "eager bull"
- Isorikas sika sökösakissa kirosi: "A filthy rich pig cursed in a stud poker gang"
- Isyys! Iloitkaamme? Emma, akti oli syysi!: "Fatherhood! Delighted to hear that? Emma, the intercourse was all your fault!"
- Kas, kisaaja ajaa siksak! "See, the contestant is driving zigzag!"
- Kääkättää Pete päättä: "Kääk!" "Quacks Pete without head: Quack!"
- Melko siisti vitsi, iso Klem "Quite a neat joke, Big Klem"
- Motellista fiksu kuski Fatsille. Tom! "Get Daddy-O a smart driver from the motel. Tom!"
- Motivaatiot toi Taavi, Tom "Motivation brought by Taavi and Tom"
- Naamat hohtamaan! "Let's get the faces shiny!".
- Naku sika haki sukan: "Naked pig get a sock"
- Napostelet sopan "You sip the soup"
- Neekeriväki siivosi, ilo oli iso, viisi kävi rekeen.: "The negro folk cleaned up, there was much joy, five went into the sleigh." (Note that this might not be politically correct any more.)
- Neito sotien: "The lady of the wars"
- Nelli kusi sukillen "Nelli peed on her socks"
- Neulo taas, saat oluen "Sew again, please - you'll get a beer"
- Niiloni, Sinatra pani aina partani Sinoliin "Oh my Niilo, Sinatra dipped my beard always in Sinol"
- Niilo, pirtu Tripoliin "Niilo, get the moonshine to Tripoli!"
- Nipottavat tapattavat Topin "Nit-pickers will get Topi killed"
- Nisumaa oli isäsi ilo aamusin "Wheatfield was your dad's joy on mornings
- No, ajokkirikkoja on "Well, there are damaged vehicles"
- No Allah, halla on: "Well, Allah, it's frost."
- No, Oiva avioon! "Okay, let's get Oiva married"
- Nunna, hyvä sinisävy Hannun "Nun, see how nice blue shade has Hannu"
- Nuuka, taas Kamu maksaa takuun "Cheapskate, again your Pal will pay the bail"
- Oi Dario, soi radio! "Oh Dario, hear the radio!" (alternatively "Oh Dario, plays the radio")
- Olat ravista, natsivartalo "Shake your shoulders, nazi-body"
- Olet isä, äläpä käpälääsi telo "You're father, so don't get your paw maimed"
- Oli nunna Hannun ilo "The nun wasw Hannu's joy"
- Ollako vai ei, avokallo? "To be or not, crackskull?"
- Onassis, sano! "Say, Onassis!"
- Risoiko Tokio, Sir ? "Did Tokyo bug you, Sir?"
- Sakari-rakas "Dear Sakari"
- Siestat seis ! "Quit having those siestas NOW!"
- Suruasussa hassu saurus "Funny saurian in mourning dress"
- Säkylän Oili on älykäs "Oili of Säkylä is intelligent"
- Tanu maalasi salaa munat: "Tanu painted the eggs in secrecy"
- Teetin Ellulle niteet "I had the books made for Ellu"
- Teit tiet "You made the roads"
- Tillikassa kapakassa killit "Lads in the Tillikka bar" (a famous restaurant in Tampere)
- Tillikassa killit "Lads in Tillikka"
- Timantit otit, otit namit "The diamonds you took, you took the sweets"
- Tissit, tosi isot tissit: "Boobs, very big boobs"
- Tunisian akka nai sinut "The Tunisian broad will marry you"
- Äiti, en iske seksineitiä "Mom, I won't pick the sex-lass"
See also
[edit]| Appendices of palindromes in all languages (edit) |
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