Finnish Word of the Day
sänky
/SÄN-ky/ • noun — 23rd of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: a piece of furniture used for sleeping; bed
Examples
- Minä nukun sängyssä.
(I sleep in the bed.) - Ostin uuden sängyn eilen.
(I bought a new bed yesterday.) - Tämä sänky on mukava ja tilava.
(This bed is comfortable and spacious.)
Synonyms
- vuode
- peti
Sänky is the common everyday word for 'bed.' Vuode is slightly more formal or literary, and peti is informal. You will often see sängyssä (in the bed) or sängystä (from the bed) — Finnish uses many cases for location and possession (genitive: sängyn = 'of the bed').
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