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suunta.

direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsuːntɑ/[ˈs̠uːn̪t̪ɑ̝]

  1. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

    Jatka samaan suuntaan.

  2. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) way, hand (direction when indicated by right or left)

    Kumpaan suuntaan tästä käännytään?

  3. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) path (direction of proceeding)

  4. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) bearing, magnetic bearing (the direction towards an object or target expressed in terms of horizontal angle between that direction and that of true north)

  5. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) heading (the direction into which a vessel's bow is pointing or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground; used by some specifically for the former)

  6. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) lay (direction to which a rope is twisted)

  7. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) sense (direction of a vector)

  8. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) direction (of an inequality)

  9. course (of action), tack

    figuratively
    ottaa uusi suunta

  10. trend, direction (inclination, tendency; fad, style)

    figuratively
    aatesuunta
    tyylisuunta

  11. branch (kind, area, field)

    opintosuunta
    tuotantosuunta
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, with no known cognates (other than descendants). It is not known whether a short -u- or long -uu- is primary. * Possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian siuntà from sių̃sti (“to send”), but note that the phonology of the Baltic word remains unclear; see Proto-Baltic *sjúnsti. * Possibly borrowed from Slavic (compare Russian суд (sud); while phonetically possible, the semantic shift is dubious, although SSA compares it to the polysemy of German richten (“to direct; to judge”)).

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