Finnish · Travel & Places
Lentokone
Airplane
Beginnernoun
Definition
A flying vehicle with wings and engines.
Example
Lentokone on tunnin myöhässä.
The plane is an hour late.
Etymology
'Lentokone' is a compound word, where 'lento' means 'flight' (from 'lentää' - to fly) and 'kone' means 'machine'. It describes the modern airplane as a flying machine.
How & Where It’s Used
'Lentokone' is formal and predominantly used in written contexts relating to aviation. It is understood fully in both informal and formal conversations.