Base

"Base" in Finnish

ala-arvoinen

(of inferior quality)

epäjalo

(describing metals)

lyhyt

(low)

matala

(low)

moraaliton

(immoral)

säädytön

(immoral)

yleinen

(vulgar, common)

alamies

(acrobatics, cheerleading: person who supports the flyer)

emäs

(chemical compound that will neutralize an acid)

emäs

(biology: nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA)

helma

(lower part of a robe or petticoat)

kanta

(lowermost part of a column)

kanta

(botany: end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support)

kanta

(electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor)

kanta

(geometry: lowest side or face)

kanta

(math: number raised to the power of an exponent)

kanta

(topology: set of sets from which a topology is derived)

kanta

(topology: topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles)

kanta

(linguistics: morpheme that serves as foundation on which affixes can be attached)

kantaluku

(math: number raised to the power of an exponent)

koti

(safe zone in children's game)

lehtikanta

(botany: end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support)

lähtökohta

(starting point of thought)

perusraaka-aine

(cooking, painting, pharmacy: basic but essential component or ingredient)

perusta

(something from which other things extend)

perustus

(something from which other things extend)

perusviiva

(surveying: line that serves as the origin for measurements)

perusvoide

(cosmetics: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform)

pesä

(safe zone in children's game)

pesä

(baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety)

pohja

(something from which other things extend)

puretin

(substance used as mordant in dyeing)

päämaja

(headquarters)

tukikohta

(permanent structure for housing military)

tyvi

(heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field)

tyviö

(heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field)

perustaa

(have as its foundation or starting point)

sijaita

(be located)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.