tykö

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

tykö- + -(k) (k-lative singular); the exceptional strong grade may be by influence from tykönä and tyköä as well as the prefixal use of tykö-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtykø(ˣ)/, [ˈt̪yk̟ø̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ykø
  • Syllabification(key): ty‧kö

Postposition

tykö (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)

  1. (of movement, dated or dialectal) to, to ('s place)
    Synonyms: luo, luokse
    Antonyms: luota, tyköä
    Miehen tykö tuli nainen.
    A woman came to the man.
    Menin Pekan tykö. (cf. tykönä)
    I went to Pekka's place.

Usage notes

Tykö is oldish these days, but still used especially in dialects.

Declension

Personal/possessive forms of tykö
no possessor tykö
possessor singular plural
1st person tyköni tykömme
2nd person tykösi tykönne
3rd person tykönsä

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