This blog is the result and the starting point of a work began on september 2008.
I wish that you will add new words or descriptions and help me to make a good picture of finnish language and environment.
5.22.2009
riide, riitta, ritto, riite, kerte,kohma, hyyde
synonym
thin icy cover formed over snow.
in Kanta-Häme "riite" means a very thin layer of ice on water, for example on the surface of a lake
The usage of the word to mean "a very thin layer of ice on water" extends to all of Häme, including both Kanta- and Päijät-Häme. Riite is typically the first signs of autumn, when small puddles get a thin cover of ice during the nights. The same thing may also happen during the spring and "halla" which means "a night of below-zero temperature during the summer".
Riite in Satakunta is more like water becoming to be ice on water, not yet a solid layer. It's a swimmer's nuisance, it makes many many small cuts to your skin. - Paula
in Kanta-Häme "riite" means a very thin layer of ice on water, for example on the surface of a lake.
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The usage of the word to mean "a very thin layer of ice on water" extends to all of Häme, including both Kanta- and Päijät-Häme. Riite is typically the first signs of autumn, when small puddles get a thin cover of ice during the nights. The same thing may also happen during the spring and "halla" which means "a night of below-zero temperature during the summer".
ReplyDeleteRiite in Satakunta is more like water becoming to be ice on water, not yet a solid layer. It's a swimmer's nuisance, it makes many many small cuts to your skin.
ReplyDelete- Paula