From Proto-Finnic *keüci. Cognates include Finnish köysi and Estonian köis.
köys
Declension of köys (type 5/vesi, öyt-övv gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | köys | kövvet |
genitive | kövven | köysiin, köysilöin |
partitive | köyttä | köysiä, köysilöjä |
illative | köytee | köysii, köysilöihe |
inessive | kövvees | köysiis, köysilöis |
elative | kövvest | köysist, köysilöist |
allative | kövvelle | köysille, köysilöille |
adessive | kövveel | köysiil, köysilöil |
ablative | kövvelt | köysilt, köysilöilt |
translative | kövveks | köysiks, köysilöiks |
essive | köytennä, köyteen | köysinnä, köysilöinnä, köysiin, köysilöin |
exessive1) | köytent | köysint, köysilöint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |