ränni
See also: ranni, Ranni, and ranní
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish ränna.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ænːi
Noun
ränni
- (colloquial) Often in plural (rännit), a system for collecting the rainwater from the roof and leading it down to a drain or to the ground.
- (colloquial) Any of the main components of such system, particularly a downspout (syöksytorvi) or a gutter (sadevesikouru).
- A trough which is open in one or both ends, especially when used as component in a liquid handling system.
- (mining) A launder (trough used by miners to separate metal-rich pieces from the crushed ore by washing)
- (sports) In ice hockey, the boards when used to steer the puck.
- lyödä kiekko ränniin
- to shoot the puck along the boards
- lyödä kiekko ränniin
- (slang) vein, especially when referred to in connection of intravenous drug use
Declension
| Inflection of ränni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ränni | rännit | |
| genitive | rännin | rännien | |
| partitive | ränniä | rännejä | |
| illative | ränniin | ränneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ränni | rännit | |
| accusative | nom. | ränni | rännit |
| gen. | rännin | ||
| genitive | rännin | rännien | |
| partitive | ränniä | rännejä | |
| inessive | rännissä | ränneissä | |
| elative | rännistä | ränneistä | |
| illative | ränniin | ränneihin | |
| adessive | rännillä | ränneillä | |
| ablative | ränniltä | ränneiltä | |
| allative | rännille | ränneille | |
| essive | ränninä | ränneinä | |
| translative | ränniksi | ränneiksi | |
| instructive | — | rännein | |
| abessive | rännittä | ränneittä | |
| comitative | — | ränneineen | |
Synonyms
- (rainwater system): sadevesijärjestelmä
- (components of a rainwater system): sadevesikouru, syöksytorvi
- (ice hockey): laita
- (vein): laskimo
Derived terms
- rännittää
Anagrams
- närin