räystäs

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *räüstäs (compare Estonian räästas, Veps räustaz), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hraustaz (compare Old Norse raust, Swedish röste (“roof truss”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈræy̯stæs/, [ˈræy̯s̠tæs̠] Rhymes: -æystæs Syllabification(key): räys‧täs Hyphenation(key): räys‧täs === Noun === räystäs eaves (underside of a roof) eaves (something resembling the underside of a roof, e.g. the protruding top of a cliff) ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike English eaves (which is a plurale tantum), räystäs is a countable noun that is also regularly used in the singular. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “räystäs”, 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 3 July 2023