lumen sanakirja: November 2009

11.16.2009

RAUMARS A.I.R.

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Paljon kiitoksia sanoista Pasi ja Esko

Thanks very much for the new words to Pasi and Esko

11.15.2009

searching for meaning

tilsa

tiera

huove

mätälumi

rääpäkkä

ypyli

vuotos

suvilumi

wet snow which falls on summer and quickly melts

ikirouta

image source: yle.fi

permafrost; frozen deep soil which never defrost. Rare in Finland but common in Siberia

umpihanki

“untouchable” thick snow(abundant), hard condition for skiing because it doesn’t always carry your weight in the land (forests, swamps)

tuiverrus

light snow drive by the wind in a cold air conditions

pölylumi, höyty

dust snow, snowflakes are so light that wind drove them everywhere

rekikeli

proper amount of snow in the path that it’s possibile to use horses and sledges

raskaskeli

hard conditions for skiing, the snow is too wet either cold and icy

listavakeli

very good conditions for skiing, from -2 to -4 suitable snow (not new either old)

routa

frozen soil after 10-20cm which stays frozen until spring.

11.14.2009

möhrö

(Häme) More that 10 cm snow where people had travelled on but it doesn't carry you because is almost wet

11.02.2009

Thanks very much to Outi!

piiskalumi, jäätynyt lumi

snow that’s is falling hard and then frozen.

jääsiru

small ice chip, similar in size as kide.

jäähilse

small piece of ice, roundish, somewhat bigger than hile

jääneulanen

small piece of ice, like a needle, somewhat bigger than hilse

jäähile

small piece of ice, just big enough to see it

jääkierä

"snowless autumn ice", perfect for ice skating on a lake (assuming it’s strong enough)

uhkujää, kohvajää

ice covering a body of water just barely frozen, very weak

uhku

Slushy snow that is ‘drizzling up’ from the ground and frozen.

lumihiude

light (weight) snowflakes that have fallen and accumulated

viskoa (lunta)

–Verb- snow which is being thrown at you (effect).

ikijää

Permanent ice, permafrost, and the ice on top of glaciers.

tupruta (lunta)

–Verb- snow which is coming to you in great quantity.

Types of ice on a lake, pond, or sea. Lautasjää means ‘plate’ ice. It refers to broken pieces of ice cover, shuffled around by the water --- thus the edges of the segments have been rounded off and the resulting pieces are roundish like a plate.

teräsjää

Types of ice cover on a lake, pond, or sea.Teräsjää means steel ice. It's a very tough ice, usually found in the autumn

peilijää

Types of ice cover on a lake, pond, or sea. Peilijää means mirror ice, thus it’s smooth and flat; it was formed while the water surface was flat, no wind or waves.

suppo

slushy snow sitting in flowing undercooled water

ensilumi

Rauma 30 october 2009

the season’s first snowfall, first snow

irtolumi

loose snow (freshly fallen). Snowflakes are separate, not sticking to each other.

kantava lumi (hanki)

it’s a crust of packed and frozen snow that is able to carry your weight and your shoes won’t poke holes through it. kantava means ‘carrying’ or able to carry.