täysi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *täüci, from Proto-Uralic *täwde; cognate to Hungarian tele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæy̯si/,
• Rhymes: -æysi
• Syllabification^(key): täy‧si

Adjective

täysi (comparative täydempi, superlative täysin)

1. full (containing the maximum possible amount)

   Antonym: tyhjä

   täysi kannu ― a full jug

   kaataa täyteen ― to pour (into) until full

   lastata täyteen ― to load until full

2. full, complete, whole, entire
3. full (completely empowered, authorized or qualified)
4. full, satiated, replete
5. full of, replete
6. whole, pure, sheer (free of foreign material or pollutants)
7. (of the moon) full (having its entire face illuminated)
8. (geometry) round, full (of an angle: completing or covering a full circle)

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

täysi (dated)

1. -ful, enough to fill a (always with a qualifier in the genitive)

   kouran täysi ― handful

Usage notes

This use as a noun is increasingly rare in the modern language, with -llinen derivatives and an adverbialized form täydeltä being preferred.

Declension

Further reading

• “täysi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• syitä