kruununkyyti
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A landowner's duty to provide transport for officials of the state and church, dignitaries, prisoners and property of the state.
- (euphemism) prisoner transport.
- (humorously) Any transport of a person (sometimes even of a specific object) paid from the public funds, as e.g. konsulikyyti.
Etymology
Compound from Finnish kruunun (crown's, of the crown, of the state) + Finnish kyyti (ride, lift)derived from Swedish kronoskjuts.
Origin
Swedish
kronoskjuts
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apostolinkyyti Finnish
- autokyyti Finnish
- hevoskyyti Finnish
- hollikyyti Finnish
- kimppakyyti Finnish
- konsulikyyti Finnish
- kruunun Finnish
- kruununkalleudet Finnish
- kruununmaa Finnish
- kruununmakasiini Finnish
- kruununnavetta Finnish
- kruununperintö Finnish
- kruununpolttimo Finnish
- kruununsiirtomaa Finnish
- kruununtila Finnish
- kyydittää Finnish
- kyyditä Finnish
- kyyti Finnish
- kyytilaitos Finnish
- kyytimaksu Finnish
- kyytimies Finnish
- kyytipoika Finnish
- kyytiä Finnish
- peukalokyyti Finnish
- kronoskjuts Swedish
- skiut Old Swedish