tussu

Finnish

Etymology

Probably a variant of tupsu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtusːu/, [ˈt̪us̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -usːu
• Hyphenation^(key): tus‧su

Noun

tussu (vulgar)

1. female genitalia: pussy, cunt

Declension

Inflection of tussu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tussu	tussut
genitive		tussun	tussujen
partitive		tussua	tussuja
illative		tussuun	tussuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tussu	tussut
accusative	nom.	tussu	tussut
	gen.	tussun
genitive		tussun	tussujen
partitive		tussua	tussuja
inessive		tussussa	tussuissa
elative		tussusta	tussuista
illative		tussuun	tussuihin
adessive		tussulla	tussuilla
ablative		tussulta	tussuilta
allative		tussulle	tussuille
essive		tussuna	tussuina
translative		tussuksi	tussuiksi
abessive		tussutta	tussuitta
instructive		—	tussuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tussuni tussuni accusative nom. tussuni tussuni gen. tussuni genitive tussuni tussujeni partitive tussuani tussujani inessive tussussani tussuissani elative tussustani tussuistani illative tussuuni tussuihini adessive tussullani tussuillani ablative tussultani tussuiltani allative tussulleni tussuilleni essive tussunani tussuinani translative tussukseni tussuikseni abessive tussuttani tussuittani instructive — — comitative — tussuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tussusi tussusi accusative nom. tussusi tussusi gen. tussusi genitive tussusi tussujesi partitive tussuasi tussujasi inessive tussussasi tussuissasi elative tussustasi tussuistasi illative tussuusi tussuihisi adessive tussullasi tussuillasi ablative tussultasi tussuiltasi allative tussullesi tussuillesi essive tussunasi tussuinasi translative tussuksesi tussuiksesi abessive tussuttasi tussuittasi instructive — — comitative — tussuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tussumme tussumme accusative nom. tussumme tussumme gen. tussumme genitive tussumme tussujemme partitive tussuamme tussujamme inessive tussussamme tussuissamme elative tussustamme tussuistamme illative tussuumme tussuihimme adessive tussullamme tussuillamme ablative tussultamme tussuiltamme allative tussullemme tussuillemme essive tussunamme tussuinamme translative tussuksemme tussuiksemme abessive tussuttamme tussuittamme instructive — — comitative — tussuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tussunne tussunne accusative nom. tussunne tussunne gen. tussunne genitive tussunne tussujenne partitive tussuanne tussujanne inessive tussussanne tussuissanne elative tussustanne tussuistanne illative tussuunne tussuihinne adessive tussullanne tussuillanne ablative tussultanne tussuiltanne allative tussullenne tussuillenne essive tussunanne tussuinanne translative tussuksenne tussuiksenne abessive tussuttanne tussuittanne instructive — — comitative — tussuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tussunsa tussunsa accusative nom. tussunsa tussunsa gen. tussunsa genitive tussunsa tussujensa partitive tussuaan tussuansa tussujaan tussujansa inessive tussussaan tussussansa tussuissaan tussuissansa elative tussustaan tussustansa tussuistaan tussuistansa illative tussuunsa tussuihinsa adessive tussullaan tussullansa tussuillaan tussuillansa ablative tussultaan tussultansa tussuiltaan tussuiltansa allative tussulleen tussullensa tussuilleen tussuillensa essive tussunaan tussunansa tussuinaan tussuinansa translative tussukseen tussuksensa tussuikseen tussuiksensa abessive tussuttaan tussuttansa tussuittaan tussuittansa instructive — — comitative — tussuineen tussuinensa

Synonyms

• vittu, pillu

Adjective

tussu (rare)

1. soft, blunt (like a worn felt tip pen or empty tire)

Derived terms

• tussukka

 

Further reading

• “tussu”, 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 2023-07-01

Middle English

Noun

tussu

1. Alternative form of tissu

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• túsu

Etymology

tú +‎ -su

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtusu/

Pronoun

tussu (emphatic)

1. you (singular, informal), thou
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 92^a17

     Bed indbadigthi .i. bed chuintechti .i. cid fáilte ad·cot-sa ⁊ du·ngnéu, is túsu immid·folngi dam, a Dǽ; cid indeb dano ad·cot, is tú, Dǽ, immid·folngi dam.

     To be enriched, i.e. to be sought, i.e. though it is joy that I obtain and make, it is you who effects it for me, O God; so too, though it is wealth that I obtain, it is you, God, who effects it for me.

Related terms

• tú (non-emphatic)

Descendants

• Irish: tusa
• Manx: uss
• Scottish Gaelic: thusa

Mutation

Mutation of tussu

radical	lenition	nasalization
tussu	thussu	tussu pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tussu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language