pyyhekangas
Finnish
editEtymology
editpyyhe (“towel”) + kangas (“fabric”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpyːheˣˌkɑŋːɑs/, [ˈpyːɦe̞k̚ˌkɑ̝ŋːɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋːɑs
- Syllabification(key): pyy‧he‧kan‧gas
Noun
editpyyhekangas
Usage notes
editIn common usage pyyhekangas refers to any fabric used for towels, including frotee (“terry cloth”). The textile professionals tend to use the term to refer to huckaback and other "traditional" weaves of cotton and linen, i.e. excluding terry cloth.
Declension
editInflection of pyyhekangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation) | |||
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nominative | pyyhekangas | pyyhekankaat | |
genitive | pyyhekankaan | pyyhekankaiden pyyhekankaitten | |
partitive | pyyhekangasta | pyyhekankaita | |
illative | pyyhekankaaseen | pyyhekankaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | pyyhekangas | pyyhekankaat | |
accusative | nom. | pyyhekangas | pyyhekankaat |
gen. | pyyhekankaan | ||
genitive | pyyhekankaan | pyyhekankaiden pyyhekankaitten pyyhekangasten rare | |
partitive | pyyhekangasta | pyyhekankaita | |
inessive | pyyhekankaassa | pyyhekankaissa | |
elative | pyyhekankaasta | pyyhekankaista | |
illative | pyyhekankaaseen | pyyhekankaisiin pyyhekankaihin rare | |
adessive | pyyhekankaalla | pyyhekankailla | |
ablative | pyyhekankaalta | pyyhekankailta | |
allative | pyyhekankaalle | pyyhekankaille | |
essive | pyyhekankaana | pyyhekankaina | |
translative | pyyhekankaaksi | pyyhekankaiksi | |
abessive | pyyhekankaatta | pyyhekankaitta | |
instructive | — | pyyhekankain | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “pyyhekangas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03