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pussi

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Swedish pusi, posi (compare modern Swedish påse), from Proto-Germanic *pusô.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpusːi/, [ˈpus̠ːi]
  • Rhymes: -usːi
  • Hyphenation(key): pus‧si

Noun

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pussi

  1. bag (small, flexible container for items; made of e.g. paper or plastic, either for packaging or storage, or for carrying, in which case usually smaller than a kassi)
  2. (anatomy, zoology, botany) pouch, sac, bag
  3. (billiards) pocket
  4. (colloquial, in the plural) scrotum
  5. (in compounds) Together with certain modifiers used to produce compound terms meaning a person who has a lot of a given characteristic; bag of
    äkäinen (“ill-tempered”) > äkäpussi (“shrew”)
    kiukku (“anger”) > kiukkupussi (“a person who is easily angered”)
    sisu (“willpower, guts”) > sisupussi (“an obstinate person”)

Usage notes

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  • (bag, pouch, sac): See usage notes at laukku.

Declension

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Inflection of pussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative pussi pussit
genitive pussin pussien
partitive pussia pusseja
illative pussiin pusseihin
singular plural
nominative pussi pussit
accusative nom. pussi pussit
gen. pussin
genitive pussin pussien
partitive pussia pusseja
inessive pussissa pusseissa
elative pussista pusseista
illative pussiin pusseihin
adessive pussilla pusseilla
ablative pussilta pusseilta
allative pussille pusseille
essive pussina pusseina
translative pussiksi pusseiksi
abessive pussitta pusseitta
instructive — pussein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pussini pussini
accusative nom. pussini pussini
gen. pussini
genitive pussini pussieni
partitive pussiani pussejani
inessive pussissani pusseissani
elative pussistani pusseistani
illative pussiini pusseihini
adessive pussillani pusseillani
ablative pussiltani pusseiltani
allative pussilleni pusseilleni
essive pussinani pusseinani
translative pussikseni pusseikseni
abessive pussittani pusseittani
instructive — —
comitative — pusseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pussisi pussisi
accusative nom. pussisi pussisi
gen. pussisi
genitive pussisi pussiesi
partitive pussiasi pussejasi
inessive pussissasi pusseissasi
elative pussistasi pusseistasi
illative pussiisi pusseihisi
adessive pussillasi pusseillasi
ablative pussiltasi pusseiltasi
allative pussillesi pusseillesi
essive pussinasi pusseinasi
translative pussiksesi pusseiksesi
abessive pussittasi pusseittasi
instructive — —
comitative — pusseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pussimme pussimme
accusative nom. pussimme pussimme
gen. pussimme
genitive pussimme pussiemme
partitive pussiamme pussejamme
inessive pussissamme pusseissamme
elative pussistamme pusseistamme
illative pussiimme pusseihimme
adessive pussillamme pusseillamme
ablative pussiltamme pusseiltamme
allative pussillemme pusseillemme
essive pussinamme pusseinamme
translative pussiksemme pusseiksemme
abessive pussittamme pusseittamme
instructive — —
comitative — pusseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pussinne pussinne
accusative nom. pussinne pussinne
gen. pussinne
genitive pussinne pussienne
partitive pussianne pussejanne
inessive pussissanne pusseissanne
elative pussistanne pusseistanne
illative pussiinne pusseihinne
adessive pussillanne pusseillanne
ablative pussiltanne pusseiltanne
allative pussillenne pusseillenne
essive pussinanne pusseinanne
translative pussiksenne pusseiksenne
abessive pussittanne pusseittanne
instructive — —
comitative — pusseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pussinsa pussinsa
accusative nom. pussinsa pussinsa
gen. pussinsa
genitive pussinsa pussiensa
partitive pussiaan
pussiansa 		pussejaan
pussejansa
inessive pussissaan
pussissansa 		pusseissaan
pusseissansa
elative pussistaan
pussistansa 		pusseistaan
pusseistansa
illative pussiinsa pusseihinsa
adessive pussillaan
pussillansa 		pusseillaan
pusseillansa
ablative pussiltaan
pussiltansa 		pusseiltaan
pusseiltansa
allative pussilleen
pussillensa 		pusseilleen
pusseillensa
essive pussinaan
pussinansa 		pusseinaan
pusseinansa
translative pussikseen
pussiksensa 		pusseikseen
pusseiksensa
abessive pussittaan
pussittansa 		pusseittaan
pusseittansa
instructive — —
comitative — pusseineen
pusseinensa

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Old Swedish pusi, possibly via Finnish pussi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pussi

  1. bag

Declension

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Declension of pussi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pussi pussit
genitive pussin pussiin, pussiloin
partitive pussia pussija, pussiloja
illative pussii pussii, pussiloihe
inessive pussiis pussiis, pussilois
elative pussist pussiist, pussiloist
allative pussille pussiille, pussiloille
adessive pussiil pussiil, pussiloil
ablative pussilt pussiilt, pussiloilt
translative pussiks pussiiks, pussiloiks
essive pussinna, pussiin pussiinna, pussiloinna, pussiin, pussiloin
exessive1) pussint pussiint, pussiloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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