nysty
Finnish
Etymology
Sound-symbolic word, perhaps inspired by nysä.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnysty/, [ˈnys̠t̪y]
- Rhymes: -ysty
- Syllabification(key): nys‧ty
Noun
nysty
- bump, nodule, protrusion, lump (small rounded mass or irregular shape protruding out of something)
- Strutsin nahan tunnistaa nystyjen, eli tyhjien höyhentuppien kuviosta.
- Ostrich leather is distinctive for its pattern of bumps or vacant quill follicles.
- (anatomy) tubercle (round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth)
- Monilla rasvakalalajeilla on syylämäisiä luunystyjä päässään ja ruumiissaan.
- Many lumpsucker species have bony, wart-like tubercles adorning the head and body.
- (anatomy) papilla
- kielen pinnassa olevat nystyt ― papillae on the surface of the tongue
Declension
| Inflection of nysty (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nysty | nystyt | |
| genitive | nystyn | nystyjen | |
| partitive | nystyä | nystyjä | |
| illative | nystyyn | nystyihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nysty | nystyt | |
| accusative | nom. | nysty | nystyt |
| gen. | nystyn | ||
| genitive | nystyn | nystyjen | |
| partitive | nystyä | nystyjä | |
| inessive | nystyssä | nystyissä | |
| elative | nystystä | nystyistä | |
| illative | nystyyn | nystyihin | |
| adessive | nystyllä | nystyillä | |
| ablative | nystyltä | nystyiltä | |
| allative | nystylle | nystyille | |
| essive | nystynä | nystyinä | |
| translative | nystyksi | nystyiksi | |
| instructive | — | nystyin | |
| abessive | nystyttä | nystyittä | |
| comitative | — | nystyineen | |
| Possessive forms of nysty (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nystyni | nystymme |
| 2nd person | nystysi | nystynne |
| 3rd person | nystynsä | |
Synonyms
- nystermä
- nystyrä
- pahkura
Compounds
- helmiäisnystyt
- karvanysty
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
- synty, sytyn