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pyyhekangas

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Finnish

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Etymology

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pyyhe (towel) +‎ kangas (fabric)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpyːheˣˌkɑŋːɑs/, [ˈpyːɦe̞k̚ˌkɑ̝ŋːɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋːɑs
  • Hyphenation(key): pyyhe‧kangas

Noun

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pyyhekangas

  1. toweling

Usage notes

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In common usage pyyhekangas refers to any fabric used for towels, including frotee (terry cloth). The textile professionals tend to use the term to refer to huckaback and other "traditional" weaves of cotton and linen, i.e. excluding terry cloth.

Declension

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Inflection of pyyhekangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)
nominative pyyhekangas pyyhekankaat
genitive pyyhekankaan pyyhekankaiden
pyyhekankaitten
partitive pyyhekangasta pyyhekankaita
illative pyyhekankaaseen pyyhekankaisiin
singular plural
nominative pyyhekangas pyyhekankaat
accusative nom. pyyhekangas pyyhekankaat
gen. pyyhekankaan
genitive pyyhekankaan pyyhekankaiden
pyyhekankaitten
pyyhekangasten rare
partitive pyyhekangasta pyyhekankaita
inessive pyyhekankaassa pyyhekankaissa
elative pyyhekankaasta pyyhekankaista
illative pyyhekankaaseen pyyhekankaisiin
pyyhekankaihin rare
adessive pyyhekankaalla pyyhekankailla
ablative pyyhekankaalta pyyhekankailta
allative pyyhekankaalle pyyhekankaille
essive pyyhekankaana pyyhekankaina
translative pyyhekankaaksi pyyhekankaiksi
abessive pyyhekankaatta pyyhekankaitta
instructive pyyhekankain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pyyhekangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)

Further reading

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