joutsen
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See also: Joutsen
Finnish
Alternative forms
- jouhten (poetic or dialectal and dated)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *jouc'ën, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *joŋkće. Cognates include Karelian joučen, Northern Sami njukča, Erzya локсей (lokśej), Moksha локсти (loksťi), Eastern Mari йӱксӧ (jüksö) and Komi-Permyak юсь (juś).
Pronunciation
Noun
joutsen
Declension
| Inflection of joutsen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | joutsen | joutsenet | |
| genitive | joutsenen | joutsenien joutsenten | |
| partitive | joutsenta | joutsenia | |
| illative | joutseneen | joutseniin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | joutsen | joutsenet | |
| accusative | nom. | joutsen | joutsenet |
| gen. | joutsenen | ||
| genitive | joutsenen | joutsenien joutsenten | |
| partitive | joutsenta | joutsenia | |
| inessive | joutsenessa | joutsenissa | |
| elative | joutsenesta | joutsenista | |
| illative | joutseneen | joutseniin | |
| adessive | joutsenella | joutsenilla | |
| ablative | joutsenelta | joutsenilta | |
| allative | joutsenelle | joutsenille | |
| essive | joutsenena | joutsenina | |
| translative | joutseneksi | joutseniksi | |
| abessive | joutsenetta | joutsenitta | |
| instructive | — | joutsenin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “joutsen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *jouc'ën. Cognates include Finnish joutsen and Estonian jõudsin.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈjou̯t͡sen/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈjou̯t͡sen/,
- Rhymes: -ou̯t͡sen
- Hyphenation: jout‧sen
Noun
joutsen
- Synonym of luikko
Declension
| Declension of joutsen (type 12/tytär, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | joutsen | joutsenet |
| genitive | joutsenen | joutseniin |
| partitive | joutsenta | joutsenia |
| illative | joutsenee | joutsenii |
| inessive | joutsenees | joutseniis |
| elative | joutsenest | joutsenist |
| allative | joutsenelle | joutsenille |
| adessive | joutseneel | joutseniil |
| ablative | joutsenelt | joutsenilt |
| translative | joutseneks | joutseniks |
| essive | joutsenenna, joutseneen | joutseninna, joutseniin |
| exessive1) | joutsenent | joutsenint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
- (diminutive) joutsut
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 107