löylykauha

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Finnish

A löylykauha in use.

Etymology

löyly +‎ kauha

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈløy̯lyˌkɑu̯hɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑuhɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): löyly‧kauha

Noun

löylykauha

  1. A scoop for throwing water on the sauna stove.
    • 2014, Maarit Tyrkkö, Tyttö ja nauhuri, WSOY, →ISBN:
      Muistona tuolta ajalta on ensimmäinen kuparityöni: tehtävänä oli pakottaa kuparilevystä löylykauha saunaan.
      A keepsake from those days is my first job in copper: the assignment was to forge a scoop for the sauna from copper plate.
    • 2008, Aulis Murto, Mannakorven markkinoilla, BoD - Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 109:
      Hänkin rupesi riisumaan vaatteitaan ja luikahti saunan puolelle, jossa Osku jo odotteli löylykauha kädessä - An mennä vaan! Jaska istui lauteille Oskun viereen ja pani kyynärpäät polvilleen huomatessaan, että kohta kihahtaa ja kovaa.
      He started undressing too and slipped to the sauna room, where Osku was already waiting scoop in hand. - Go ahead then! Jaska sat on the seat beside Osku and put his elbows on his knees, noticing that soon it will sizzle hard.

Declension

Inflection of löylykauha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative löylykauha löylykauhat
genitive löylykauhan löylykauhojen
partitive löylykauhaa löylykauhoja
illative löylykauhaan löylykauhoihin
singular plural
nominative löylykauha löylykauhat
accusative nom. löylykauha löylykauhat
gen. löylykauhan
genitive löylykauhan löylykauhojen
löylykauhain rare
partitive löylykauhaa löylykauhoja
inessive löylykauhassa löylykauhoissa
elative löylykauhasta löylykauhoista
illative löylykauhaan löylykauhoihin
adessive löylykauhalla löylykauhoilla
ablative löylykauhalta löylykauhoilta
allative löylykauhalle löylykauhoille
essive löylykauhana löylykauhoina
translative löylykauhaksi löylykauhoiksi
abessive löylykauhatta löylykauhoitta
instructive löylykauhoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of löylykauha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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