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rauta.

iron (metal; chemical element with the symbol Fe)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrɑu̯tɑ/[ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]

  1. iron (metal; chemical element with the symbol Fe)

    Rauta ruostuu reagoidessaan hapen kanssa.

  2. a tool made of iron or of steel (also used through ellipsis)

    in-compounds
    sorkkarauta
    raastinrauta

  3. a tool made of iron or of steel (also used through ellipsis) ellipsis of hammasraudat (“braces”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · in-compounds · in-plural

  4. shackles, irons

    in-plural
    panna rautoihin

  5. shackles, irons ellipsis of käsiraudat (“(hand)cuffs”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · in-plural
    panna rautoihin

  6. shackles, irons act of getting or state of being arrested (practically always used in locative cases; rautoihin and raudoissa)

    colloquial · figuratively · in-plural
    Varas pantiin rautoihin rikospaikalla.
    NN on ollut raudoissa jo viikon.

  7. trap (heavy metal device designed to catch animals by catching hold of part of the body)

    in-plural

  8. iron (type of club)

  9. iron

  10. ride (vehicle)

    informal

  11. hardware, military hardware

    informal
    rautaa rajalle

  12. hardware

    slang

  13. something that rocks, something that is great

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *rauta, borrowed from either Proto-Germanic *raudô (compare Old Norse rauði (“hematite”)) or Proto-Baltic *raudā (compare Latvian rūda (“ore”)), but in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰ-o- (“red”) in reference to the reddish color of iron ores.

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