kulissi

Finnish

Etymology

From French coulisse through Swedish kuliss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkulisːi/, [ˈkulis̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ulisːi
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧lis‧si

Noun

kulissi

1. (theater, often in the plural) scene, stage, act

   kulissien takana

   behind the scenes

2. (figuratively) act (backdrop of deception)

   Mira ei ole tyttökaverini. Se on pelkkää kulissia.

   Mira isn't my girlfriend. It's all just an act.

   Täytyy yrittää pitää yllä kulisseja.

   Gotta try to keep up the act.

Declension

Inflection of kulissi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kulissi	kulissit
genitive		kulissin	kulissien
partitive		kulissia	kulisseja
illative		kulissiin	kulisseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kulissi	kulissit
accusative	nom.	kulissi	kulissit
	gen.	kulissin
genitive		kulissin	kulissien
partitive		kulissia	kulisseja
inessive		kulississa	kulisseissa
elative		kulissista	kulisseista
illative		kulissiin	kulisseihin
adessive		kulissilla	kulisseilla
ablative		kulissilta	kulisseilta
allative		kulissille	kulisseille
essive		kulissina	kulisseina
translative		kulissiksi	kulisseiksi
abessive		kulissitta	kulisseitta
instructive		—	kulissein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kulissi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kulissini kulissini accusative nom. kulissini kulissini gen. kulissini genitive kulissini kulissieni partitive kulissiani kulissejani inessive kulississani kulisseissani elative kulissistani kulisseistani illative kulissiini kulisseihini adessive kulissillani kulisseillani ablative kulissiltani kulisseiltani allative kulissilleni kulisseilleni essive kulissinani kulisseinani translative kulissikseni kulisseikseni abessive kulissittani kulisseittani instructive — — comitative — kulisseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kulissisi kulissisi accusative nom. kulissisi kulissisi gen. kulissisi genitive kulissisi kulissiesi partitive kulissiasi kulissejasi inessive kulississasi kulisseissasi elative kulissistasi kulisseistasi illative kulissiisi kulisseihisi adessive kulissillasi kulisseillasi ablative kulissiltasi kulisseiltasi allative kulissillesi kulisseillesi essive kulissinasi kulisseinasi translative kulissiksesi kulisseiksesi abessive kulissittasi kulisseittasi instructive — — comitative — kulisseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kulissimme kulissimme accusative nom. kulissimme kulissimme gen. kulissimme genitive kulissimme kulissiemme partitive kulissiamme kulissejamme inessive kulississamme kulisseissamme elative kulissistamme kulisseistamme illative kulissiimme kulisseihimme adessive kulissillamme kulisseillamme ablative kulissiltamme kulisseiltamme allative kulissillemme kulisseillemme essive kulissinamme kulisseinamme translative kulissiksemme kulisseiksemme abessive kulissittamme kulisseittamme instructive — — comitative — kulisseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kulissinne kulissinne accusative nom. kulissinne kulissinne gen. kulissinne genitive kulissinne kulissienne partitive kulissianne kulissejanne inessive kulississanne kulisseissanne elative kulissistanne kulisseistanne illative kulissiinne kulisseihinne adessive kulissillanne kulisseillanne ablative kulissiltanne kulisseiltanne allative kulissillenne kulisseillenne essive kulissinanne kulisseinanne translative kulissiksenne kulisseiksenne abessive kulissittanne kulisseittanne instructive — — comitative — kulisseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kulissinsa kulissinsa accusative nom. kulissinsa kulissinsa gen. kulissinsa genitive kulissinsa kulissiensa partitive kulissiaan kulissiansa kulissejaan kulissejansa inessive kulississaan kulississansa kulisseissaan kulisseissansa elative kulissistaan kulissistansa kulisseistaan kulisseistansa illative kulissiinsa kulisseihinsa adessive kulissillaan kulissillansa kulisseillaan kulisseillansa ablative kulissiltaan kulissiltansa kulisseiltaan kulisseiltansa allative kulissilleen kulissillensa kulisseilleen kulisseillensa essive kulissinaan kulissinansa kulisseinaan kulisseinansa translative kulissikseen kulissiksensa kulisseikseen kulisseiksensa abessive kulissittaan kulissittansa kulisseittaan kulisseittansa instructive — — comitative — kulisseineen kulisseinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kulissiavioliitto
• taustakulissi
• äänikulissi

 

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “kulissi”, 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