mussu
Estonian edit
Noun edit
mussu
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Possibly sound-symbolic[1] Alternatively a diminutive form of muru, from mu- + -(s)su.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mussu
- Synonym of mussukka (“darling, sweetheart”).
Declension edit
Inflection of mussu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | mussu | mussut | ||
genitive | mussun | mussujen | ||
partitive | mussua | mussuja | ||
illative | mussuun | mussuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | mussu | mussut | ||
accusative | nom. | mussu | mussut | |
gen. | mussun | |||
genitive | mussun | mussujen | ||
partitive | mussua | mussuja | ||
inessive | mussussa | mussuissa | ||
elative | mussusta | mussuista | ||
illative | mussuun | mussuihin | ||
adessive | mussulla | mussuilla | ||
ablative | mussulta | mussuilta | ||
allative | mussulle | mussuille | ||
essive | mussuna | mussuina | ||
translative | mussuksi | mussuiksi | ||
abessive | mussutta | mussuitta | ||
instructive | — | mussuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “mussu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Sicilian edit
Etymology edit
From the gemination of Latin mūsus (cf. muccu). Compare also Italian muso, Spanish muso.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mussu m (plural mussi)
Synonyms edit
- (lip): labbru