sängyn

Sängyn is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun sänky, meaning bed. In Finnish, the genitive is used to express possession or association, as in sängyn väri “the color of the bed” or sängyn koko “the size of the bed.” Sängyn is also the form that appears in compounds describing parts or features related to a bed, for example sängynpääty (headboard) and sängynalus (space beneath the bed).

The genitive singular sängyn follows the standard Finnish possessive pattern for nouns ending in -ky, producing the -yn ending in the genitive singular. The plural forms of sänky are sängyt (nominative), with the genitive plural being sänkyjen.

Etymology and usage context: The Finnish sänky is a loanword from Swedish säng, which in turn derives from older Norse or Proto-Germanic cognates for bed. The genitive form sängyn adheres to ordinary Finnish morphology and is used in both everyday language and written descriptions of furniture, bedding, and interiors. In natural language, speakers choose sängyn in phrases that denote possession or relation, and may rephrase where a term like “bed” would be more straightforward.

Related terms: sänky (nominative), sängyn (genitive singular), sängyt (nominative plural), sänkyjen (genitive plural).