/ˈrænːi/, [ˈrænːi]
OriginBorrowed from Swedish ränna.
- informalchute (trough or tube through which water passes to a wheel)
- informaltimber slide (water-filled chute for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls)
- in-plural, informal, oftenguttering, rainwater drainage system (system for collecting rainwater from the roof and leading it down to a drain or to the ground)
- informalAny of the main components of such system, particularly a downpipe or downspout (syöksytorvi), or a gutter (sadevesikouru).
- informallaunder (trough used by miners to carry water or materials suspended in water)
- informalsluice box (box with riffles along the bottom, used to trap heavier gold particles as water washes them and the other material along the box)
- informalstrip (trough for washing ore)
- informal, slangvein, especially in connection with intravenous drug use
- colloquialramp (part of a ski jumping hill used for gathering speed for the jump)
- colloquialgutter (trough on either side of the lane into which wide balls fall)
- colloquialboards (side boards of an ice hockey rink when used to steer the puck)
“lyödä kiekko ränniin” — to shoot the puck along the boards
- colloquialtrack
- (ice) path, (ice) channel (narrow waterway through the ice cleared by an icebreaker)
Formsränni(nominative, singular) · rännit(nominative, plural) · ränni(accusative, nominative, singular) · rännit(accusative, nominative, plural) · rännin(accusative, genitive, singular) · rännit(accusative, genitive, plural) · rännin(genitive, singular) · rännien(genitive, plural) · ränniä(partitive, singular) · rännejä(partitive, plural) · rännissä(inessive, singular) · ränneissä(inessive, plural) · rännistä(elative, singular) · ränneistä(elative, plural) · ränniin(illative, singular) · ränneihin(illative, plural) · rännillä(adessive, singular) · ränneillä(adessive, plural) · ränniltä(ablative, singular) · ränneiltä(ablative, plural)