tykitys

== Finnish == === Etymology === From tykittää (“to fire”) +‎ -ys. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtykitys/, [ˈt̪yk̟it̪ys̠] Rhymes: -ykitys Syllabification(key): ty‧ki‧tys Hyphenation(key): ty‧ki‧tys === Noun === tykitys cannon fire (action of firing a cannon) barrage, cannon fire (in-flight of cannon-fired projectiles) Synonym: tykkituli (colloquial) shooting-up (IV injection of drugs) (figuratively, colloquial) Any repeated action. Particularly: A verbal attack, particularly a sharp one with overwhelming arguments. Act of playing fast and aggressive music. Act of gunning it (moving rapidly, particularly with a motor vehicle). (ball games) Act of firing repeatedly. Synonym: pommitus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tykitys”, 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