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pyyhekangas
pyyhekangas
Finnish
Noun
pyyhekangas
Declension
| Inflection of pyyhekangas (Kotus type 41/vieras, nk-ng gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pyyhekangas | pyyhekankaat | |
| genitive | pyyhekankaan | pyyhekankaiden pyyhekankaitten |
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| partitive | pyyhekangasta | pyyhekankaita | |
| illative | pyyhekankaaseen | pyyhekankaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pyyhekangas | pyyhekankaat | |
| accusative | nom. | pyyhekangas | pyyhekankaat |
| gen. | pyyhekankaan | ||
| genitive | pyyhekankaan | pyyhekankaiden pyyhekankaitten |
|
| partitive | pyyhekangasta | pyyhekankaita | |
| inessive | pyyhekankaassa | pyyhekankaissa | |
| elative | pyyhekankaasta | pyyhekankaista | |
| illative | pyyhekankaaseen | pyyhekankaisiin pyyhekankaihinrare |
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| adessive | pyyhekankaalla | pyyhekankailla | |
| ablative | pyyhekankaalta | pyyhekankailta | |
| allative | pyyhekankaalle | pyyhekankaille | |
| essive | pyyhekankaana | pyyhekankaina | |
| translative | pyyhekankaaksi | pyyhekankaiksi | |
| instructive | — | pyyhekankain | |
| abessive | pyyhekankaatta | pyyhekankaitta | |
| comitative | — | pyyhekankaineen | |
Usage notes
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.