öky

See also: oky

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly ökistä +‎ -y.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈøky/, [ˈø̞k̟y]
Rhymes: -øky
Syllabification^(key): ö‧ky

Adjective

öky (informal)

rich, powerful, mighty; used chiefly as modifier in compound terms

Declension

Not inflected.

Synonyms

ökä

Derived terms

Derived terms

ökyhäät
ökypitäjä
ökyrikas
ökytalo

References

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

Further reading

“öky”, 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 2023-07-04

Anagrams

yök

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