Finnish words for sex

May 14, 2004 2:51 PM

I have been searching for a MetaFilter thread I remember reading about a year ago concerning (I think) words for sex in the Finnish language. As I remember, there were about seven words that don't quite translate into English for different types of encounters. Any help?
(Forgive me if this is the incorrect forum for this post)

I googled MeFi and MeTa and I couldn't find it. It might not have been Finnish. If, perhaps, I'm totally insane and I was actually reading about this somewhere else entirely, does anyone know what I'm talking about?

posted by TurkishGolds to Writing & Language (7 answers total)

i remember a thread with portuguese terms for different kinds of sex from Miguel (try a search)...maybe it was in there?
posted by amberglow at 3:03 PM on May 14, 2004

I couldn't find it on any of the Me*s, but I did run across The Longest Word in the World in Finnish, which is a real delight, so no answer from me I'm afraid, but thank you for getting me to look! (Read the right-hand column of the table on the page for a sort of translation from the original Finnish.)
posted by Stoatfarm at 3:10 PM on May 14, 2004

Response by poster: Amberglow, I think that you're right, but I still can't find it.
posted by TurkishGolds at 4:14 PM on May 14, 2004

i can't find it either--maybe he'll pop in (or email him?)
posted by amberglow at 4:39 PM on May 14, 2004

I thought I remembered someone mentioning the orkut was Finnish for something sexual.
posted by piskycritter at 5:02 PM on May 14, 2004

the that
posted by piskycritter at 5:02 PM on May 14, 2004

Best answer: Miguel 'splains the Portugee Way.
posted by languagehat at 6:09 PM on May 14, 2004