kynsi
Finnish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Finnic *künci, from Proto-Uralic *künče. Cognates include Estonian küüs, Ter Sami kannc, Erzya кенже (kenže).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkynsi
- nail, fingernail, toenail (thin, horny plate)
- claw (curved horny nail)
- clove (any of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic)
- talon (sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal)
- (nautical) bill (extremity of the arm of an anchor)
- (music) plectrum (in harpsichord, the part at the end of a jack that plucks the cord)
- (mechanics) dog (any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection)
Declension
editInflection of kynsi (Kotus type 28*J/kynsi, nt-nn gradation) | |||
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nominative | kynsi | kynnet | |
genitive | kynnen | kynsien | |
partitive | kynttä | kynsiä | |
illative | kynteen | kynsiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kynsi | kynnet | |
accusative | nom. | kynsi | kynnet |
gen. | kynnen | ||
genitive | kynnen | kynsien kyntten rare | |
partitive | kynttä | kynsiä | |
inessive | kynnessä | kynsissä | |
elative | kynnestä | kynsistä | |
illative | kynteen | kynsiin | |
adessive | kynnellä | kynsillä | |
ablative | kynneltä | kynsiltä | |
allative | kynnelle | kynsille | |
essive | kyntenä | kynsinä | |
translative | kynneksi | kynsiksi | |
abessive | kynnettä | kynsittä | |
instructive | — | kynsin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
- akryylikynsi
- alakynteen
- geelikynsi
- kotkankynsi
- kynnenalainen
- kynnenalunen
- kynnenalus
- kynnenjuuri
- kynnenmustuainen
- kynsienhoito
- kynsihanhi
- kynsiharja
- kynsihoitola
- kynsihyyppä
- Kynsijärvi
- kynsikytkin
- kynsikääpä
- kynsilakka
- kynsilaukka
- Kynsilehto
- kynsileikkuri
- kynsilevy
- kynsimaaorava
- kynsimanaatti
- kynsimarto
- kynsinauha
- kynsiorava
- kynsipeti
- kynsipiikki
- kynsisakset
- kynsisammal
- kynsisieni
- kynsisilsa
- kynsitaltta
- kynsitikku
- kynsitulet
- kynsivalli
- kynsiviila
- leijonankynsi
- peukalonkynsi
- pitkäkyntinen
- rakennekynsi
- sormenkynsi
- tekokynsi
- teräväkyntinen
- tuulenkynsi
- valkosipulinkynsi
- varpaankynsi
Further reading
edit- “kynsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈk̟yns̠i] (third-person indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈkynsiˣ/, [ˈk̟yns̠i(ʔ)] (imperative, indicative connegative)
- Rhymes: -ynsi
- Syllabification(key): kyn‧si
Verb
editkynsi
- inflection of kynsiä:
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkynsi
Alternative forms
editAnagrams
editIngrian
editEtymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈkyns̠ʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈkynʒ̥i]
- Rhymes: -ynsʲ, -ynsi
- Hyphenation: kyn‧si
Noun
editkynsi
- Alternative form of kyns
Declension
editDeclension of kynsi (type 5/vesi, nt-nn gradation) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | kynsi | kynnet |
genitive | kynnen | kynsiin, kynsilöin |
partitive | kynttä | kynsiä, kynsilöjä |
illative | kyntee | kynsii, kynsilöihe |
inessive | kynnees | kynsiis, kynsilöis |
elative | kynnest | kynsist, kynsilöist |
allative | kynnelle | kynsille, kynsilöille |
adessive | kynneel | kynsiil, kynsilöil |
ablative | kynnelt | kynsilt, kynsilöilt |
translative | kynneks | kynsiks, kynsilöiks |
essive | kynteennä, kynteen | kynsiinnä, kynsilöinnä, kynsiin, kynsilöin |
exessive1) | kyntent | kynsint, kynsilöint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈkyns̠ʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈkynʒ̥i]
- Rhymes: -ynsʲ, -ynsi
- Hyphenation: kyn‧si
Verb
editkynsi
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 231
Karelian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *künci.
Noun
editkynsi (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- (Northern, anatomy) fingernail
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ynsi
- Rhymes:Finnish/ynsi/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Nautical
- fi:Music
- fi:Mechanics
- Finnish kynsi-type nominals
- Finnish non-lemma forms
- Finnish verb forms
- fi:Anatomy
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ynsʲ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ynsʲ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ynsi
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ynsi/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian non-lemma forms
- Ingrian verb forms
- Karelian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Karelian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns
- krl:Anatomy