löysän

Löysän is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective löysä, which means loose, slack, not tight, or, in some contexts, careless. In Finnish, adjectives inflect to agree with the noun they describe in number and case. The form löysän appears when the noun being described is in the genitive case, often in possessive expressions or in phrases that indicate a feature of a noun.

Usage in grammar and syntax: löysän is used before a noun in genitive to express “the loose of” or, more naturally in English, “the loose [N].” For example, in a phrase like löysän paidan nappi, the noun nappi is in the nominative while the possessive phrase löysän paidan describes which shirt is meant—the button of the loose shirt. The form is also found with other genitive nouns, such as löysän kankaan reuna (the edge of the loose fabric).

Examples:

- Löysän paidan nappi irtosi. (The button of the loose shirt came off.)

- Löysän kankaan reuna repesi. (The edge of the loose fabric tore.)

- Hän otti löysän mekkonsa pois, ja kankaan löysi portaittaisi. Note:fections in everyday usage may vary; the key point is that löysän agrees with the noun in the genitive context.

Etymology and scope: löysä is a native Finnish adjective with a long attested history in the language. Löysän, as its genitive singular form, follows standard Finnish adjective inflection patterns and does not constitute a separate lexical item beyond the genitive form of löysä.