Syöksi
Syöksi is a Finnish word that refers to a verb form related to syöksyä, meaning to dive or plunge. It is primarily attested in older or literary Finnish and in some dialects, rather than in everyday speech. The root syöks- expresses rapid downward movement, and the form syöksi denotes a past action of plunging in contexts where historical or dialectal inflection is used. In modern standard Finnish, speakers typically use other past-tense forms of syöksyä, such as syöksyi, to indicate a completed action. Because syöksi is relatively uncommon outside literary or dialectal use, it is most often encountered in archaic texts, poetry, or in specialized registers.
The word is etymologically linked to the noun syöksy, meaning a plunge or swoop, and shares its