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kone.

machine (mechanical or electrical device)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkoneˣ/[ˈko̞ne̞(ʔ)]
  1. machine (mechanical or electrical device)

  2. machine (mechanical or electrical device) appliance (apparatus or device, typically powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions)

    kodinkone / kotitalouskone
  3. Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of lentokone (“aeroplane”): plane

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  4. Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of tietokone (“computer”)

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  5. Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of kirjoituskone (“typewriter”)

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  6. Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of pyykinpesukone (“washing machine”)

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  7. Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of astianpesukone (“dishwasher”)

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  8. Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of ompelukone (“sewing machine”)

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  9. Short for various compound words ending in kone. ellipsis of partakone (“(electric/safety) razor”)

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  10. beast, powerhouse (general compliment for ability, efficacy, or toughness)

    colloquial
    On se kone.
    Äijähän on kone.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *konëh, from Pre-Finnic *konïš, borrowed from Pre-Germanic *gn̥ni̯o- (later Proto-Germanic *kunją (“omen, portent, miracle”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Old Norse kyn (“wonder”). The original meaning in Finnish was "magic, magic trick". The development of senses attested in the written language is "means, method" (1725), "tool" (1734), "apparatus, instrument" (1745), "machine" (1770s). Cognate with Karelian koneh (“magic”), konehtie (“to conjure”) and Estonian kõne (“speech”).

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