Finnish

Noun

solmu

1. knot (looping)
2. knot (tangled clump)
3. knot (maze-like pattern)
4. knot, deadlock (difficult situation)

   Neuvottelut ovat pahasti solmussa

   The negotiations are in a deadlock.

5. knot (nautical unit of speed)
6. (graph theory) vertex
7. (computing) node (computer attached to a high speed computing network or cluster)

Declension

Derived terms

• kieli solmussa
• osmonsolmu
• solmukohta

Hyponyms

• (common knots): hirttosolmu, jalussolmu, merimiessolmu, paalusolmu, reivisolmu, siansorkka, ulkosorkka, vanttisolmu