syy

From Proto-Finnic *süü, from Proto-Uralic *süxe or *süje. Cognates include Estonian süü, Komi-Zyrian сі (si). The sense "reason, cause" (and those akin to it) was originally figurative.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyː/, [ˈs̠yː]
• Rhymes: -yː
• Syllabification^(key): syy

syy

1. fibre, filament

   Synonyms: kuitu, säie

2. (usually in the plural) grain (linear texture of a material or surface)

   Koivun syyt ovat yleensä suorat.

   The grain of birch is usually straight.

3. (cytology) fibre (long tubular cell found in bodily tissue)
4. cause, reason (source or reason of an event or action; goal, aim, principle)

   turman syyt ― the causes of the accident

   Syy tähän on... ― The reason for this is...

5. reason, cause (motive for an action or determination)

   syy on pahaa pelätä ― there is reason to be afraid of evil

   On syytä tietää, että... ― It is worth knowing that... (literally, “There is a reason to know that...”)

   Ei ole syytä huoleen.

   There is no cause for worry.

6. fault (blame; responsibility for a mistake)

   Synonym: vika

   Se on sinun syytäsi.

   It is your fault.

• (reason): With a nominal ("reason for X"), the nominal is in the illative case (in which case it usually comes after syy) or in the genitive case (in which case it usually comes before syy). With a verb ("reason to X"), the verb is in the first infinitive form.

• “syy”, 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

• -yys

From Proto-Finnic *süü. Cognates include Finnish syy and Estonian süü.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː/, [ˈs̠yː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː/, [ˈʃyː]
• Rhymes: -yː
• Hyphenation: syy

syy

1. reason, cause
2. blame, fault

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː/, [ˈs̠yː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsyː/, [ˈʃyː]
• Rhymes: -yː
• Hyphenation: syy

syy

1. inflection of syyvvä:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 560

From Proto-Finnic *süü. Cognates include Finnish syy and Estonian süü.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyː/
• Hyphenation: syy
• Rhymes: -yː

syy (genitive syyn, partitive syydy)

1. reason, cause

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “syy”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN