Grit

"Grit" in Finnish

karkeus

(measure of coarseness)

kauraryyni

(husked but unground oats)

kivipöly

(collection of hard materials)

metallipuru

(collection of hard materials)

puru

(collection of hard materials)

puru

(inedible particles in food)

pöly

(collection of hard materials)

sisu

(strength of mind)

sisukkuus

(strength of mind)

narskua

(to give a grating sound)

narskuttaa

(to clench)

peittää purulla

(to cover with grit)

purra hammasta

(to clench)

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