kusiainen

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkusiɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧si‧ai‧nen

Etymology 1

Proto-Finnic *kuci- +‎ -iainen, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe. Either from the same origin as kusi, or otherwise influenced by it. Related to Livvi kudžoi, Veps kužiaine, Komi-Permyak кодзувкот (kodźuvkot), Udmurt кузьыли (kuźyľi) and Hungarian hangya.

Noun

kusiainen

  1. (informal) common red ant (Myrmica rubra)
  2. (dialectal) ant
Declension
Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kusiainen kusiaiset
genitive kusiaisen kusiaisten
kusiaisien
partitive kusiaista kusiaisia
illative kusiaiseen kusiaisiin
singular plural
nominative kusiainen kusiaiset
accusative nom. kusiainen kusiaiset
gen. kusiaisen
genitive kusiaisen kusiaisten
kusiaisien
partitive kusiaista kusiaisia
inessive kusiaisessa kusiaisissa
elative kusiaisesta kusiaisista
illative kusiaiseen kusiaisiin
adessive kusiaisella kusiaisilla
ablative kusiaiselta kusiaisilta
allative kusiaiselle kusiaisille
essive kusiaisena kusiaisina
translative kusiaiseksi kusiaisiksi
abessive kusiaisetta kusiaisitta
instructive kusiaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kusiaiseni kusiaiseni
accusative nom. kusiaiseni kusiaiseni
gen. kusiaiseni
genitive kusiaiseni kusiaisteni
kusiaisieni
partitive kusiaistani kusiaisiani
inessive kusiaisessani kusiaisissani
elative kusiaisestani kusiaisistani
illative kusiaiseeni kusiaisiini
adessive kusiaisellani kusiaisillani
ablative kusiaiseltani kusiaisiltani
allative kusiaiselleni kusiaisilleni
essive kusiaisenani kusiaisinani
translative kusiaisekseni kusiaisikseni
abessive kusiaisettani kusiaisittani
instructive
comitative kusiaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kusiaisesi kusiaisesi
accusative nom. kusiaisesi kusiaisesi
gen. kusiaisesi
genitive kusiaisesi kusiaistesi
kusiaisiesi
partitive kusiaistasi kusiaisiasi
inessive kusiaisessasi kusiaisissasi
elative kusiaisestasi kusiaisistasi
illative kusiaiseesi kusiaisiisi
adessive kusiaisellasi kusiaisillasi
ablative kusiaiseltasi kusiaisiltasi
allative kusiaisellesi kusiaisillesi
essive kusiaisenasi kusiaisinasi
translative kusiaiseksesi kusiaisiksesi
abessive kusiaisettasi kusiaisittasi
instructive
comitative kusiaisinesi
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compounds

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Etymology 2

From kuusisataa (six hundred) > kuusisatanen > kusiainen via phonetic similarity (to kusiainen, etymology 1) and for pejorative effect.

Noun

kusiainen (informal)

  1. (nickname) Fiat 600, a small Italian car manufactured from 1955 to 1969
Declension
Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kusiainen kusiaiset
genitive kusiaisen kusiaisten
kusiaisien
partitive kusiaista kusiaisia
illative kusiaiseen kusiaisiin
singular plural
nominative kusiainen kusiaiset
accusative nom. kusiainen kusiaiset
gen. kusiaisen
genitive kusiaisen kusiaisten
kusiaisien
partitive kusiaista kusiaisia
inessive kusiaisessa kusiaisissa
elative kusiaisesta kusiaisista
illative kusiaiseen kusiaisiin
adessive kusiaisella kusiaisilla
ablative kusiaiselta kusiaisilta
allative kusiaiselle kusiaisille
essive kusiaisena kusiaisina
translative kusiaiseksi kusiaisiksi
abessive kusiaisetta kusiaisitta
instructive kusiaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kusiaiseni kusiaiseni
accusative nom. kusiaiseni kusiaiseni
gen. kusiaiseni
genitive kusiaiseni kusiaisteni
kusiaisieni
partitive kusiaistani kusiaisiani
inessive kusiaisessani kusiaisissani
elative kusiaisestani kusiaisistani
illative kusiaiseeni kusiaisiini
adessive kusiaisellani kusiaisillani
ablative kusiaiseltani kusiaisiltani
allative kusiaiselleni kusiaisilleni
essive kusiaisenani kusiaisinani
translative kusiaisekseni kusiaisikseni
abessive kusiaisettani kusiaisittani
instructive
comitative kusiaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kusiaisesi kusiaisesi
accusative nom. kusiaisesi kusiaisesi
gen. kusiaisesi
genitive kusiaisesi kusiaistesi
kusiaisiesi
partitive kusiaistasi kusiaisiasi
inessive kusiaisessasi kusiaisissasi
elative kusiaisestasi kusiaisistasi
illative kusiaiseesi kusiaisiisi
adessive kusiaisellasi kusiaisillasi
ablative kusiaiseltasi kusiaisiltasi
allative kusiaisellesi kusiaisillesi
essive kusiaisenasi kusiaisinasi
translative kusiaiseksesi kusiaisiksesi
abessive kusiaisettasi kusiaisittasi
instructive
comitative kusiaisinesi
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