Telso

English translation: Adze

18:25 Jan 14, 2009
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Finnish term or phrase: Telso
A nautical museum display:

2. Telso
Telso oli kätevä työkalu esimerkiksi ruuhen tai haapion kovertamiseen.

The Swedish translator says it's "dexel" in Swedish.
Lucia M
Sweden
Local time: 15:10
English translation:Adze
Explanation:
You can find an article of it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adze

By the way, the tool is 'teslo' in Russian, and the term is quite apparently loaned from Russian. But the Finns have never liked anything difficult to pronounce and even here 's' and 'l' have been changed to make the word come easier out of the mouth.


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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-14 19:36:49 GMT)
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Here is glossary where all (telso, adze, dexel) are mentioned.

http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~jruusu/wwgloss.xml
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Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 16:10
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5telso (kourukirves)
Erkki Pekkinen
4Adze
Timo Lehtilä


  

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telso (kourukirves)


Explanation:
telso (kourukirves) = axe with a scoop-like blade

Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Local time: 16:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FinnishFinnish
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Adze


Explanation:
You can find an article of it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adze

By the way, the tool is 'teslo' in Russian, and the term is quite apparently loaned from Russian. But the Finns have never liked anything difficult to pronounce and even here 's' and 'l' have been changed to make the word come easier out of the mouth.


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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-14 19:36:49 GMT)
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Here is glossary where all (telso, adze, dexel) are mentioned.

http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~jruusu/wwgloss.xml

Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 16:10
Native speaker of: Finnish
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