Snow = LUMI
Really wet snow = SOHJO
Really wet snow still in the air = RÄNTÄ
Powdery, light snow (usually -10°C or colder) = PUUTERILUMI
0°C Snow = NUOSKA
Snow ideal for snowball making (0 °C) = LUMIPALLOLUMI
Humidity turned into snow (usually over night) = KUURA
Under 0°C weather = PAKKANEN
Just barely under 0°C weather = HALLA
0°C weather = NOLLAKELI “zero weather”
Fucking cold= AIVAN VITUN KYLMÄ
Snowfall = LUMISADE
Snow storm = LUMIMYRSKY
Heavy snowfall = LUMIPYRY
It’s snowing a lot and the wind is strong = PYRYTTÄÄ
Snow crystal, looks like a star = LUMIKIDE
Snowflake (made of snow crystals) = LUMIHIUTALE
Snowball = LUMIPALLO
Stack of snow = KINOS
Dune of snow = NIETOS
Over 20 cm high surface of snow = HANKI
Snow on top of something = LUMIPEITE “Snow blanket”
Man made of snow = LUMIUKKO
Castle made of snow = LUMILINNA
Tunnel made in snow = LUMITUNNELI
Cave made in snow = LUMILUOLA
Snowball fight = LUMISOTA “Snow war”
Violently assaulting someone with snow by rubbing or throwing, usually in the face = LUMIPESU “Snow wash”
SOME DIALECT WORDS FOR LIGHT SNOW :
auhtalumi – auhtolumi – hauhtalumi – hauhtolumi – haverinsiite –huotarinsiide – huotarinterva – härmä – höhhölumi - höhkälumi – höhölumi – hömylumi – höntylumi – höppölumi – höppöslumi – hösselölumi – hössölumi – hösylumi – hösölumi – hötelölumi – hötterölumi – höttilumi – höttyrälumi – höttölumi – höttöslumi – hötylumi – hötölumi – höyhkälumi – höyhtyvälumi – höyhtälumi – höyhtölumi – höyrylumi – höyrälumi – höytelö – höyttyrälumi – höytylumi – höytyvälumi – höytäkkä – höytälumi – höytölumi – iisakinsiite – kiitele – kiituma – kiituva – kitilumi – kitkalumi – kitkutus – kitulumi – kiuranne – kylmänkide – kytylumi – kyvenlumi – nattura – nöhtälumi – nöyhtälumi – pakkasenhiutu – pakkasenkauna – pakkasenkiide – pakkasenkiitu – pakkasenkitu – pakkasenkiuhtu – pakkasenkiukku – pakkasenkiven – pakkasenkuura –pakkasenkyven – pakkasenlumi – pakkasenruoka – pakkasensiemen – pakkasensilo – pakkasensydän – pakkasensyötti – pakkasensäen –pakkasenvihat – pakkasenvihoitus – pakkasenviti – pakkasviti – sarvenkaapitus – sarvenkaapotin – sarvenkaape – sarvenkaappu – sarvenkaapu – sarvenkaaputus – sarvenkaavitsu – sarvenkaavitus – sarvenkoputus – sarvenkraappu – sarvenkraapute – sarvenkraaputus – sarvennuuha – sarvijauho – uppura – utu – utukka – vikilumi – vitilumi
Adding a couple more to the great list!
Heavy layer of snow on tree branches = TYKKYLUMI
Wet snow on the ground = LOSKA (more or less synonymous to sohjo)
Strong snowfall which only lasts for a short while = TUISKU
Also as a sidenote, Jon Snow’s surname is actually Nietos in Finnish translations, which I think is cute. :D
Some more words
Snow strong enough that you can walk on it without sinking = KANTOHANKI
Small block of snow, like a snowball, that doesn’t break easily = KIKA/LUMIKIKA
Frost on a window, that is shaped somewhat like a flower = KUURANKUKKA
When the road is extremely fucking icy and you have to be careful when driving/walking = PÄÄKALLOKELI
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