jussi
See also: Jussi
English edit
Noun edit
jussi (uncountable)
- Alternative form of jusi
- 2004, Steven Flusty, De-Coca-colonization: making the globe from the inside out, page 95:
- Organza is now often substituted for jussi, both being light, transparent fabrics well suited to the heat and humidity of the Philippines.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From the given name Jussi. The "Midsummer Day" comes from the fact that the given name is a vernacular form of the name Johannes from which juhannus (“Midsummer Day”) also originates.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jussi
- (colloquial) midsummer, Midsummer Day
- Synonym: juhannus
- Oltiin jussina mökillä.
- We spent the midsummer at our summer house.
- (childish or colloquial, when used as last word of a compound) hare
- Synonym: jänis
Declension edit
Inflection of jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | jussi | jussit | ||
genitive | jussin | jussien | ||
partitive | jussia | jusseja | ||
illative | jussiin | jusseihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | jussi | jussit | ||
accusative | nom. | jussi | jussit | |
gen. | jussin | |||
genitive | jussin | jussien | ||
partitive | jussia | jusseja | ||
inessive | jussissa | jusseissa | ||
elative | jussista | jusseista | ||
illative | jussiin | jusseihin | ||
adessive | jussilla | jusseilla | ||
ablative | jussilta | jusseilta | ||
allative | jussille | jusseille | ||
essive | jussina | jusseina | ||
translative | jussiksi | jusseiksi | ||
abessive | jussitta | jusseitta | ||
instructive | — | jussein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “jussi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Latin edit
Verb edit
jussī