taateli
/ˈtɑːteli/
The Finnish word for date is taateli.
When writing calendar dates in Finland, the standard format is typically day-month-year.
Meaning: point in time (noun)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈtɑːteli/
Did you know?
- If you want to ask someone on a romantic date, you would not use taateli or päivämäärä, but rather the loanword deitti.
- The word for the fruit, taateli, is actually a linguistic doublet of the word daktyyli, which means 'digit' or 'finger' in Finnish. They both trace back to the same Greek root for 'finger'.
- While taateli refers to the fruit, a calendar date is called päivämäärä, which literally translates to 'day-measure'.
Examples in context
- Tykkään syödä mantelien kanssa taatelin.I like to eat a date with almonds.This sentence shows the word taateli used in the context of eating.Tatoeba #6008727 by guni, translation #4048947 by AlanF_US
- Ziri istutti taatelinsiemenen.Ziri planted the date seed.This sentence shows the word taateli used in the context of planting a seed.Tatoeba #13612210 by lenius, translation #11452107 by Amastan
- Mikä päivä tänään on?What date is it today?
- kolmas toukokuutaThird of May
- Mikä on tämän päivän päivämäärä?What is today's date?
Example conversation
Mikko and Laura are sharing a fruit platter.
- MikkoHaluatko kokeilla tätä taatelia?Do you want to try this date?
- LauraKyllä, kiitos Mikko.Yes, thank you Mikko.
- MikkoSe on luultavasti Marokosta.It is probably from Morocco.
- LauraTämä taateli maistuu hyvältä!This date tastes good!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry taateli, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries taateli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
