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kiire.

hurry, haste, rush

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkiːreˣ/[ˈk̟iːre̞(ʔ)]

  1. hurry, haste, rush

    uncountable
    Meillä on kiire junaan.
    Tuotannossa tulee kiire, jos aiomme selvitä määräajassa.

  2. Something that causes one to be busy or that occupies one's time.

    countable
    Minulla on ollut kiireitä.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kiireh (compare Estonian kiire, Votic čiire).

noun/ˈkiːreˣ/[ˈk̟iːre̞(ʔ)]

  1. vertex

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kiirek, probably borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian šķire, Lithuanian skỹris).

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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.