Finnish

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Etymology

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Inessive of lytty-, of sound-symbolic origin[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlytysːæ/, [ˈlyt̪ys̠ːæ]
  • Rhymes: -ytysːæ
  • Syllabification(key): ly‧tys‧sä

Adverb

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lytyssä

  1. flattened, squeezed between something or collapsed, but still in one piece.
    Hänen silinterinsä oli lytyssä, koska hänen seuralaisensa istui vahingossa sen päälle.
    His top hat was flattened, because his companion had accidentally sat on it.

Usage notes

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This word looks as if it was inessive of the word lytty, but such word does not exist.

Inflection

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→○ illative lyttyyn
inessive lytyssä
○→ elative

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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