nysty

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic word, perhaps inspired by nysä.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnysty/, [ˈnys̠t̪y]
  • Rhymes: -ysty
  • Syllabification(key): nys‧ty

Noun

nysty

  1. 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.
  2. (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.
  3. (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

Compounds

References
  1. 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

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