ydin

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *üdin (“bone marrow”) (compare Estonian üdi, Karelian yjin), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wideme (“bone marrow”) (compare Northern Sami ađa (“(bone with) marrow”), Erzya удем (uďem, “marrow; intellect”), Eastern Mari вем (vem, “marrow”), Hungarian velő (“marrow”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈydin/, [ˈydin]
• Rhymes: -ydin
• Hyphenation^(key): ydin

Noun

ydin

1. core, kernel, nucleus, the central part of something

   Synonyms: sydän, yty, sisus

   ydinperhe ― nuclear family

2. (figuratively) core, point, essential content, essence; often with the genitive of asia (“matter, topic”)

   Synonym: juuri

   päästä asian ytimeen ― to get to the point

3. (anatomy) the most central, inner part of certain body parts

   luuydin ― bone marrow

   selkäydin ― spinal cord

   1. (anatomy) quick (sensitive tissue inside a nail)
4. (botany) pith (soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees)
5. (geology) core (center or inner part of a planet)

   Maapallon ydin jaetaan sisäytimeen ja ulkoytimeen. ― The Earth's core is divided into the inner core and the outer core.

6. (physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged core of an atom)

   ydinfysiikka ― nuclear physics

   Atomiydin on atomin keskellä sijaitseva protoneista ja yleensä myös neutroneista koostuva muodostuma. ― The nucleus is the region consisting of protons and usually neutrons at the center of an atom.

7. (mathematics) kernel (set of elements mapped to zero; set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included)
8. (computing) kernel (central part of many computer operating systems)

   Linux viittaa Linux-ydintä käyttävien Unixin kaltaisten käyttöjärjestelmien perheeseen. ― Linux refers to the Linux kernel used by the Unix-like family of operating systems.

9. (computing) core (individual computer processor)

   Tämä ohjelma käyttää kaikkia ytimiä. ― This application uses all the cores.

10. (linguistics) nucleus (centre of a syllable)

See also

• tuma

References

• Álgu database sv. ydin.
• “ydin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Noun

ydin

1. marrow (of bones)