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kytkin.

switch (device to turn electric current on and off)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkytkin/[ˈk̟yt̪k̟in]
  1. switch (device to turn electric current on and off)

  2. clutch (device to interrupt power transmission)

  3. coupling (device or mechanism used to transfer motion between moving shafts)

  4. coupler, coupling (device that couples railway carriages)

  5. switch (networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously)

  6. synonym of kytkyt (“tether”)

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Where this word comes from

kytkeä (“to connect, couple; to switch”) + -in (instrumental noun suffix)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.