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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewle (“spirit, soul”).[1] Cognate with Estonian leil, Komi-Permyak лов (lov), Udmurt лул (lul), Northern Sami lievla and Hungarian lélek (“soul, ghost”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
löyly
- the steam that rises from the sauna stove (kiuas) or the heat of the sauna
Löylyssä ei ole hyvä istua kerralla viittätoista minuuttia enempää.- One shouldn't sit in the heat of the sauna for more than fifteen minutes at a time.
Heittäisitkö vähän löylyä?- Could you throw some water (on the stove)?
Mennään takaisin löylyyn!- Let's go back to the (heat of) sauna!
2011 July 23, “Hyvä löyly syntyy kivistä”, in YLE, retrieved 12 July 2018:Hyvää löylyä voi Pekka Tommilan mielestä kuvailla kymmenillä adjektiiveilla.- According to Pekka Tommila, a good heat of a sauna can be described with dozens of adjectives.
- (in the plural) sauna bath, sauna (act of taking a bath in a sauna)
Olipas hyvät löylyt!- That was one good sauna bath!
2017 July 1, Anu Punkari, “Miltä tuntuvat löylyt maailman ainoassa maailmanpyöräsaunassa? MTV Uutiset mukana testaamassa”, in MTV, archived from the original on 3 July 2017:Miltä tuntuvat löylyt maailman ainoassa maailmanpyöräsaunassa?- How does it feel like to take a sauna bath in the world's only Ferris wheel sauna?
- (figuratively) heat, pressure, intensity
- lisätä löylyä johonkin ― to turn up the heat on something
- lisätä löylyä mainoskampanjaan ― to turn up the heat on an advertising campaign
2018 March 5, “Kiuasvalmistaja Harvia aikeissa hakea lisää löylyä pörssilistautumisella”, in Kaleva, retrieved 12 July 2018:Kiuasvalmistaja Harvia aikeissa hakea lisää löylyä pörssilistautumisella- Sauna stove manufacturer Harvia intending to turn up the heat by listing on stock exchange
- (obsolete) spirit
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “löyly”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leülü. Cognates include Finnish löyly and Estonian leil.
Pronunciation
Noun
löyly
- steam from a stove, especially in a sauna
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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löyly
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löylyt
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genitive
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löylyn
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löylyin, löylylöin
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partitive
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löylyä
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löylyjä, löylylöjä
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illative
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löylyy
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löylyi, löylylöihe
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inessive
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löylyys
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löylyis, löylylöis
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elative
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löylyst
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löylyist, löylylöist
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allative
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löylylle
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löylyille, löylylöille
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adessive
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löylyyl
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löylyil, löylylöil
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ablative
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löylylt
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löylyilt, löylylöilt
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translative
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löylyks
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löylyiks, löylylöiks
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essive
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löylynnä, löylyyn
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löylyinnä, löylylöinnä, löylyin, löylylöin
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exessive1)
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löylynt
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löylyint, löylylöint
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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.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 287