tupsu
Estonian
editNoun
edittupsu
Finnish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Swedish tofs (“tuft, tassel”). Compare Estonian tups.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittupsu
- tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)
- bobble, pompom (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
- tussle
- Synonym of hehkutupsu
Declension
editInflection of tupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tupsu | tupsut | |
genitive | tupsun | tupsujen | |
partitive | tupsua | tupsuja | |
illative | tupsuun | tupsuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tupsu | tupsut | |
accusative | nom. | tupsu | tupsut |
gen. | tupsun | ||
genitive | tupsun | tupsujen | |
partitive | tupsua | tupsuja | |
inessive | tupsussa | tupsuissa | |
elative | tupsusta | tupsuista | |
illative | tupsuun | tupsuihin | |
adessive | tupsulla | tupsuilla | |
ablative | tupsulta | tupsuilta | |
allative | tupsulle | tupsuille | |
essive | tupsuna | tupsuina | |
translative | tupsuksi | tupsuiksi | |
abessive | tupsutta | tupsuitta | |
instructive | — | tupsuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- (tuft): töyhtö
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “tupsu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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