WINTER WORDS - TALVISANOJA
(endangered, vaarantuneet)
(endangered, vaarantuneet)
kuura : rime
huurre : hoarfrost
riite : frazil ice
viti : freshly fallen white and dry snow
lumi : snow
räntä : sleet
loska : slush (very wet snow)
nuoska : thaw, wet snow
hiutale : flake
kide : ice chrystal
hyinen : hoar
halla : frost
routa : ground frost
jää : ice
teräsjää : blue ice
pyry : blizzard
tuisku: flurry (of snow)
hanki : snow blanket
hankiainen : man carrying ice covered snow
pälvi : patch of snow-free ground (spring)
ensilumi : first snow
lumisade : snowfall
umpihanki : untouched deep soft snow
kinos : snowbank
nietos : drift of snow
nietos : drift of snow
tykky : snow-load on trees
kohva : mixture of ice and snow
hile : (shining) loose ice chip
hyhmä : slush (snow, water and ice)
sohjo : sludge, mush (very wet snow)
avanto : glade, ice hole
polanne : hard and slippy ridge of snow
ahtojää : pack ice
jääpuikko : icicle
railo : broad crack on ice
paukkupakkanen : banging cold (> -20C)
suoja : mild snow-winter weather (< +0C)
suoja : mild snow-winter weather (< +0C)
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Degree of extinction: threatened, vulnerable, endangered, extinct. All ready extinct winter words: uhku, huove, tiera, kaltto, kirsi, härmä, jasa, siide, sevä, vuotos, kierä, sihu, hauhto, kropu... ect. Diary 22.10. Today I changed winter tyres to our electric car. There is below zero mornings to come next week. It could mean black ice (musta jää) on the road.
