suoni

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (botany) vein of a leaf
  • (anatomy)
  • (anatomy) tendon, sinew; still used in the phrasal verb vetää suonta (to cramp)
  • lode, stratum, vein vein-like deposit of ore, often used in compound terms with a modifier specifying the kind of metal to be found

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *sooni inherited from Proto-Uralic *sëne (sinew).

Origin

Proto-Uralic

*sëne

Gloss

sinew

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