lenkki

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish länk. Cognate with English link. Doublet of linkki, luokka, and luokki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleŋkːi/,
• Rhymes: -eŋkːi
• Syllabification^(key): lenk‧ki

Noun

lenkki

1. chain link
2. Any reasonably large loop or ring that is used for securing objects into it.
3. loop (metal fastener shaped as semicircle and fixed to a wall etc.)
4. Something that resembles a loop or a ring.

   Synonym: rengas

   kumilenkki ― rubber band

5. An exercise in which some distance is covered as when running, bicycling, walking, skiing etc.

   Käyn lenkillä kolme kertaa viikossa.

   I go running three times a week.

   Oliko hyvä lenkki?

   Did you have a good run?

6. Ellipsis of lenkkimakkara.
7. (nautical) becket (the U-shaped part of a shackle)

Usage notes

• (loop): A small loop may be called silmä (literally “eye”).

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Further reading

• “lenkki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02