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etana.

slug (any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈetɑnɑ/[ˈe̞t̪ɑ̝nɑ̝]
  1. slug (any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc)

  2. snail (not as a zoological term) (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell, such as ones used as food)

    etanan vauhti
  3. snail, sluggard (slow person)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *etana, further origin unknown. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *etaną (“to eat”) and/or *etunaz (“overeater, glutton”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.