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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Swedish skiut (compare Swedish skjuts), from Old Norse skjótr.
Noun
kyyti
- ride, lift (act of transporting someone in a vehicle)
Voitko antaa minulle kyydin?- Can you give me a ride?
- lentokoneen kyydissä ― on board the airplane
- lentokoneen kyydissä olevat matkustajat ― the passengers (that are) on board the airplane
- lentokoneen kyydissä olleet matkustajat ― the passengers (that were) on board the airplane
- nousta kyytiin ― to board / to get on board
- nousta kyydistä ― to get off board
- (historical) used of the stagecoach system in use in the Kingdom of Sweden and later in Finland into the 19th century
- pump (ride on the handlebar or fender of a bicycle)
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Etymology 2
Verb
kyyti
- third-person singular past indicative of kyytiä