ytimekäs

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Finnish

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Etymology

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ydin +‎ -käs. First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈytimekæs/, [ˈyt̪iˌme̞k̟æs̠]
  • Rhymes: -ekæs
  • Hyphenation(key): yti‧me‧käs

Adjective

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ytimekäs (comparative ytimekkäämpi, superlative ytimekkäin)

  1. pithy, succinct, concise
    lyhyt ja ytimekässhort and pithy

Declension

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Possessive forms of ytimekäs (Kotus type 41*A/vieras, kk-k gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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