tupsu

Estonian

Noun

tupsu

1. genitive singular of tups
2. partitive singular of tups
3. illative singular of tups

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish tofs (“tuft, tassel”). Compare Estonian tups.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtupsu/, [ˈt̪ups̠u]
• Rhymes: -upsu
• Syllabification^(key): tup‧su

Noun

tupsu

1. tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)
2. bobble, pompom (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
3. tussle
4. Synonym of hehkutupsu

Declension

Inflection of tupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of tupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tupsuni tupsuni accusative nom. tupsuni tupsuni gen. tupsuni genitive tupsuni tupsujeni partitive tupsuani tupsujani inessive tupsussani tupsuissani elative tupsustani tupsuistani illative tupsuuni tupsuihini adessive tupsullani tupsuillani ablative tupsultani tupsuiltani allative tupsulleni tupsuilleni essive tupsunani tupsuinani translative tupsukseni tupsuikseni abessive tupsuttani tupsuittani instructive — — comitative — tupsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tupsusi tupsusi accusative nom. tupsusi tupsusi gen. tupsusi genitive tupsusi tupsujesi partitive tupsuasi tupsujasi inessive tupsussasi tupsuissasi elative tupsustasi tupsuistasi illative tupsuusi tupsuihisi adessive tupsullasi tupsuillasi ablative tupsultasi tupsuiltasi allative tupsullesi tupsuillesi essive tupsunasi tupsuinasi translative tupsuksesi tupsuiksesi abessive tupsuttasi tupsuittasi instructive — — comitative — tupsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tupsumme tupsumme accusative nom. tupsumme tupsumme gen. tupsumme genitive tupsumme tupsujemme partitive tupsuamme tupsujamme inessive tupsussamme tupsuissamme elative tupsustamme tupsuistamme illative tupsuumme tupsuihimme adessive tupsullamme tupsuillamme ablative tupsultamme tupsuiltamme allative tupsullemme tupsuillemme essive tupsunamme tupsuinamme translative tupsuksemme tupsuiksemme abessive tupsuttamme tupsuittamme instructive — — comitative — tupsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tupsunne tupsunne accusative nom. tupsunne tupsunne gen. tupsunne genitive tupsunne tupsujenne partitive tupsuanne tupsujanne inessive tupsussanne tupsuissanne elative tupsustanne tupsuistanne illative tupsuunne tupsuihinne adessive tupsullanne tupsuillanne ablative tupsultanne tupsuiltanne allative tupsullenne tupsuillenne essive tupsunanne tupsuinanne translative tupsuksenne tupsuiksenne abessive tupsuttanne tupsuittanne instructive — — comitative — tupsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tupsunsa tupsunsa accusative nom. tupsunsa tupsunsa gen. tupsunsa genitive tupsunsa tupsujensa partitive tupsuaan tupsuansa tupsujaan tupsujansa inessive tupsussaan tupsussansa tupsuissaan tupsuissansa elative tupsustaan tupsustansa tupsuistaan tupsuistansa illative tupsuunsa tupsuihinsa adessive tupsullaan tupsullansa tupsuillaan tupsuillansa ablative tupsultaan tupsultansa tupsuiltaan tupsuiltansa allative tupsulleen tupsullensa tupsuilleen tupsuillensa essive tupsunaan tupsunansa tupsuinaan tupsuinansa translative tupsukseen tupsuksensa tupsuikseen tupsuiksensa abessive tupsuttaan tupsuttansa tupsuittaan tupsuittansa instructive — — comitative — tupsuineen tupsuinensa

Synonyms

• (tuft): töyhtö

Derived terms

• tupsullinen
• tupsuttaa

 

compounds

• hehkutupsu
• hiustupsu
• hopeatupsusilkkiapina
• lankatupsu
• madagaskarintupsukas
• mustatupsuhyppymyyrä
• mustatupsumarmosetti
• mustatupsusilkkiapina
• silkkitupsu
• tupsuhäntäpiikkisika
• tupsukekomuurahainen
• tupsukorva
• tupsulakki
• tupsupiikikäs
• tupsupää
• tupsuviiriäinen

 

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• pusut