Start

"Start" in Finnish

alku

(beginning of an activity)

aloitus

(beginning of an activity)

aloituskokoonpano

(appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match)

hätkähdys

(sudden involuntary movement)

istukas

(horticulture: young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later)

käynnistys

(beginning of an activity)

lähtö

(beginning point of a race)

startti

(beginning of an activity)

säpsähdys

(sudden involuntary movement)

taimi

(horticulture: young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later)

alkaa

(to begin)

alkaa

(of an activity, to begin)

aloittaa

(to begin)

aloittaa

(to set in motion)

aloittaa

(of an activity, to begin)

esittää

(to put or raise a question or objection, to put forward)

havahtua

(to awaken suddenly)

herätä äkisti

(to awaken suddenly)

hätkähtää

(to jerk suddenly in surprise)

irrota

(to break away, to come loose)

käynnistyä

(of an activity, to begin)

käynnistää

(to set in motion)

käynnistää

(to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

laskea liikkeelle

(to set in motion)

startata

(to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine)

säpsähtää

(to jerk suddenly in surprise)

säpsähtää

(to awaken suddenly)

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