jees-mies

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Finnish

Etymology

Calque from English yes man; jees +‎ mies.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːsˌmie̯s/,
  • Rhymes: -ies
  • Hyphenation(key): jees‧mies

Noun

jees-mies (colloquial)

  1. yes man

Declension

Inflection of jees-mies (Kotus type 42/mies, no gradation)
nominative jees-mies jees-miehet
genitive jees-miehen jees-miesten
jees-miehien
partitive jees-miestä jees-miehiä
illative jees-mieheen jees-miehiin
singular plural
nominative jees-mies jees-miehet
accusative nom. jees-mies jees-miehet
gen. jees-miehen
genitive jees-miehen jees-miesten
jees-miehien
partitive jees-miestä jees-miehiä
inessive jees-miehessä jees-miehissä
elative jees-miehestä jees-miehistä
illative jees-mieheen jees-miehiin
adessive jees-miehellä jees-miehillä
ablative jees-mieheltä jees-miehiltä
allative jees-miehelle jees-miehille
essive jees-miehenä jees-miehinä
translative jees-mieheksi jees-miehiksi
abessive jees-miehettä jees-miehittä
instructive jees-miehin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jees-mies (Kotus type 42/mies, no gradation)

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