keskeydy

Keskeydy is a Finnish verb form associated with the meaning "to be interrupted" or "to stop temporarily." It is connected to the related verbs keskeyttää (to interrupt) and keskeytyä (to be interrupted), and to the noun keskeytys (an interruption). In standard Finnish, the most common expressions of interruption are keskeytyy (it is interrupted), keskeyttää (to interrupt), or keskeytys (an interruption). Keskeydy itself is not widely used in contemporary prose and is generally considered either dialectal, archaic, or discussed only in linguistic descriptions.

Etymology and related forms: The stem keskey- carries the core semantic field of interruption. The form keskeydy is discussed in some grammars as a nonstandard variant or as an older/dialectal form of the same concept. The widely attested standard forms—keskeytyy, keskeyttää, keskeytys—are preferred in modern Finnish, while keskeydy appears mainly in historical texts or descriptive linguistics.

Usage and occurrence: In everyday Finnish, speakers express interruption with keskeytyy for events that stop on their own, or with keskeyttää to actively interrupt something. Keskeydy may appear in dialect literature or grammatical discussions as a note on how the language has evolved or varied regionally. It is not a primary form used in current, everyday written or spoken Finnish, but it can be referenced as part of a broader discussion of verb conjugation and dialectal variation.

See also: keskeytyä, keskeyttää, keskeytys. For authoritative guidance on current usage and standard forms, consult a reputable Finnish dictionary such as the Kielitoimiston sanakirja.