viini

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiːni/, [ˈʋiːni]
• Rhymes: -iːni
• Syllabification^(key): vii‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): vii‧ni

Borrowed from Swedish vin (“wine”), from Old Norse vín. Doublet of viina.

viini

1. wine (alcoholic drink made from grapes)
2. wine (alcoholic drink made from fruit other than grapes; usually prefixed with the name of the fruit)
3. vine (the plant Vitis vinifera, or another of the same genus; by extension of other climbing plants)

   Synonym: viiniköynnös

• “1. viini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Possibly a back-formation based on viineke, an irregular dialectal variant of viileke (“band, strap”) (variants like vihneke are also attested, suggesting possible influence from hihna). Though appearing in writing since the 16th century, the word is unattested in colloquial speech and may be an old literary coinage.

viini

1. quiver

   Synonyms: nuolikotelo, nuoliviini

• “2. viini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

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viini

1. plural of kiini