jänishousu

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Finnish

Etymology

From jänis (hare) +‎ -housu (pants).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjænisˌhou̯su/,
  • Rhymes: -ousu
  • Hyphenation(key): jänis‧housu

Noun

jänishousu

  1. chicken, coward (one who lacks courage)

Usage notes

Unlike housut (pants, trousers) this term is used in singular.

Declension

Inflection of jänishousu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative jänishousu jänishousut
genitive jänishousun jänishousujen
partitive jänishousua jänishousuja
illative jänishousuun jänishousuihin
singular plural
nominative jänishousu jänishousut
accusative nom. jänishousu jänishousut
gen. jänishousun
genitive jänishousun jänishousujen
partitive jänishousua jänishousuja
inessive jänishousussa jänishousuissa
elative jänishoususta jänishousuista
illative jänishousuun jänishousuihin
adessive jänishousulla jänishousuilla
ablative jänishousulta jänishousuilta
allative jänishousulle jänishousuille
essive jänishousuna jänishousuina
translative jänishousuksi jänishousuiksi
abessive jänishousutta jänishousuitta
instructive jänishousuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jänishousu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

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