töyssy
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly derived from töyräs as töy- + -sk- + -y (might be a change of suffix), if the dialectal forms töysky, teusku are original.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]töyssy
- bump (protuberance on a level surface, e.g. on a road)
- speed bump
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of töyssy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | töyssy | töyssyt | |
| genitive | töyssyn | töyssyjen | |
| partitive | töyssyä | töyssyjä | |
| illative | töyssyyn | töyssyihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | töyssy | töyssyt | |
| accusative | nom. | töyssy | töyssyt |
| gen. | töyssyn | ||
| genitive | töyssyn | töyssyjen | |
| partitive | töyssyä | töyssyjä | |
| inessive | töyssyssä | töyssyissä | |
| elative | töyssystä | töyssyistä | |
| illative | töyssyyn | töyssyihin | |
| adessive | töyssyllä | töyssyillä | |
| ablative | töyssyltä | töyssyiltä | |
| allative | töyssylle | töyssyille | |
| essive | töyssynä | töyssyinä | |
| translative | töyssyksi | töyssyiksi | |
| abessive | töyssyttä | töyssyittä | |
| instructive | — | töyssyin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
[edit]- (speed bump): hidastetöyssy
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “töyssy”, 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 2023-07-03