Trap

"Trap" in Finnish

ansa

(device designed to catch or kill animals)

ansa

(trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense)

ansa

(place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet)

hajulukko

(bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe to prevent the escape of noxious gases)

heitin

(device used to hold and suddenly release an object)

koppi

(device used to hold and suddenly release an object)

loukku

(device designed to catch or kill animals)

luukku

(covering over a hole or opening; trapdoor)

pesä

(device used to hold and suddenly release an object)

sadin

(device designed to catch or kill animals)

tavarat

(belongings)

tikkaat

(kind of movable stepladder)

turpa

(slang: mouth)

vesilukko

(bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe to prevent the escape of noxious gases)

ajaa ansaan

(to ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap)

ansastaa

(to catch in a trap or traps)

ansastaa

(to set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game)

ansoittaa

(to provide with a trap)

ansoittaa

(to set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game)

asentaa hajulukko

(to provide with a trap)

häipyä

(to leave suddenly, to flee)

paikallistaa

(computing:to capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it)

pyytää ansoilla

(to catch in a trap or traps)

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