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täysi

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *täüci, from Proto-Uralic *täwde; cognate to Hungarian tele.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæy̯si/, [ˈt̪æy̯s̠i]
  • Rhymes: -æysi
  • Syllabification(key): täy‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): täy‧si

Adjective

täysi (comparative täydempi, superlative täysin)

  1. full (containing the maximum possible amount)
    Antonym: tyhjä
    täysi kannua full jug
    kaataa täyteento pour (into) until full
    lastata täyteento load until full
  2. full, complete, whole, entire
  3. full (completely empowered, authorized or qualified)
  4. full, satiated, replete
  5. full of, replete
  6. whole, pure, sheer (free of foreign material or pollutants)
  7. (of the moon) full (having its entire face illuminated)
  8. (geometry) round, full (of an angle: completing or covering a full circle)

Declension

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Derived terms

Noun

täysi (dated)

  1. -ful, enough to fill a (always with a qualifier in the genitive)
    kouran täysihandful

Usage notes

This use as a noun is increasingly rare in the modern language, with -llinen derivatives and an adverbialized form täydeltä being preferred.

Declension

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