tykky

== Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from a North Germanic language, compare Old Norse þykkr (“thick, bulky”), from Proto-Germanic *þekuz. Karelian tykky has the same origin. The noun sense was originally found only in the dialects of Kainuu and its surroundings, and has been adopted from there into the written standard language. Dialectal variant forms include tykkä, tyhkä, tyhkeä, tykevä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtykːy/, [ˈt̪ykːy] Rhymes: -ykːy Syllabification(key): tyk‧ky Hyphenation(key): tyk‧ky === Noun === tykky snow and rime that accumulates on tree branches and any solid structures in certain climatic conditions. ==== Usage notes ==== In Finnish-origin texts this term is often translated as "crown snow-load" into English, but that term does not seem to be used by native English writers. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tykkylumi === Adjective === tykky (dialectal) (South Ostrobothnia) thick, sturdy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “tykky”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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 === Anagrams === kytky == Ingrian == === Etymology === Ultimately from a West Germanic language, from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, either via or akin to Estonian tükk. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtykːy/, [ˈtykːy̥̆] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtykːy/, [ˈtykːy] Rhymes: -ykːy Hyphenation: tyk‧ky === Noun === tykky piece ==== Declension ==== === References === V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61 Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 614