syy

      Finnish

      Etymology

      From Proto-Uralic *süji or *süxi. Cognates include Estonian süü, Komi си (si). The abstract meaning is specific to Baltic-Finnic.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: [syː]
      • Rhymes: -yː
      • Hyphenation: syy

      Noun

      syy

      1. fibre
      2. filament
      3. grain (linear texture of a material or surface); used in plural (syyt)
        Koivun syyt ovat yleensä suorat.
        The grain of birch is usually straight.
      4. reason
        Syy tähän on...
        The reason for this is...
        On syytä tietää, että...
        It is worth knowing that... (literally: There is a reason to know that...)
      5. fault
        Se on sinun syytäsi.
        It is your fault.

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      Last modified on 6 October 2012, at 12:54