kynsi
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *künci, from Proto-Uralic *künče. Cognates include Estonian küüs, Ter Sami kannc, Erzya кенже (kenže).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈk̟yns̠i]
- Rhymes: -ynsi
- Syllabification(key): kyn‧si
Noun
kynsi
- 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)
Declension
| Inflection 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 kynttenrare | ||
| 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. | |||
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Derived terms
compounds
- akryylikynsi
- alakynteen
- geelikynsi
- kotkankynsi
- kynnenalainen
- kynnenalunen
- kynnenalus
- kynnenjuuri
- kynnenmustuainen
- kynsienhoito
- kynsihanhi
- kynsiharja
- kynsihoitola
- kynsihyyppä
- Kynsijärvi
- 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
- “kynsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈk̟yns̠i] (indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈkynsiˣ/, [ˈk̟yns̠i(ʔ)] (imperative, connegative)
- Rhymes: -ynsi
- Syllabification(key): kyn‧si
Verb
kynsi
- inflection of kynsiä:
- third-person singular past indicative
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈk̟yns̠i]
- Rhymes: -ynsi
- Syllabification(key): kyn‧si
Alternative forms
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈkyns̠ʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkynsi/, [ˈkynʒ̥i]
- Rhymes: -ynsʲ, -ynsi
- Hyphenation: kyn‧si
Declension
| Declension of kynsi (type 5/vesi, nt-nn gradation) | ||
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| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 231
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