jussi
See also: Jussi
English
editNoun
editjussi (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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editjussi
- (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
editInflection 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. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “jussi”, 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 2023-07-02
Latin
editVerb
editjussī
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