Finnish

Noun

lenkki

1. A round (circular object).
2. A link of a chain.
3. Any reasonably large loop or ring that is used for securing objects into it. A small loop may be called silmä (eye)
4. A metal fastener shaped as semicircle and fixed to a wall etc.
5. Something that resembles a loop or a round.
   • kumilenkki = rubber band
6. A running, skiing, bicycling etc. exercise.

   • Käyn lenkillä kolme kertaa viikossa. = I run three times a week (lit. go for a loop).

7. Short for lenkkimakkara, a sausage shaped to a ring or oval by tying the ends together.
8. (nautical) A becket, as e.g. the U-shaped part of a shackle.

Declension

Synonyms

• (round): rengas

Derived terms

• lenkkeillä

Compounds