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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *teeto. Equivalent to tietää (“to know”) + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
tieto
- knowledge (fact of knowing about something; awareness)
- data, informaatio, tieto, viisaus ― data, information, knowledge, wisdom
- knowledge (familiarity with particular skill)
- Synonym: tuntemus
- tietomme fysiikasta ― our knowledge about physics
- information (communicable knowledge)
- Synonym: informaatio
Elämme tietoyhteiskunnassa.- We live in an information society.
Sain tiedon onnettomuudesta tänä aamuna.- I got a notice of the accident this morning.
- data (organized information)
- Synonym: data
Olen kerännyt tästä yrityksestä paljon tietoa.- I have collected lots of data on this company.
- intelligence (information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities)
- Synonym: tiedustelutieto
Saimme vangeilta tietoa vihollisesta.- We gathered intelligence of the enemy from the prisoners.
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Portuguese
Verb
tieto
- first-person singular present indicative of tietar