shih tzu (plural shih tzus or shih tzu)
From the Wade-Giles romanisation shih1-tzu0 of Mandarin 獅子/狮子 (shīzi, “lion”), from 獅子狗/狮子狗 (shīzigǒu, literally “lion dog”).
shih tzu
Inflection of shih tzu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | shih tzu | shih tzut | ||
genitive | shih tzun | shih tzujen | ||
partitive | shih tzua | shih tzuja | ||
illative | shih tzuun | shih tzuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | shih tzu | shih tzut | ||
accusative | nom. | shih tzu | shih tzut | |
gen. | shih tzun | |||
genitive | shih tzun | shih tzujen | ||
partitive | shih tzua | shih tzuja | ||
inessive | shih tzussa | shih tzuissa | ||
elative | shih tzusta | shih tzuista | ||
illative | shih tzuun | shih tzuihin | ||
adessive | shih tzulla | shih tzuilla | ||
ablative | shih tzulta | shih tzuilta | ||
allative | shih tzulle | shih tzuille | ||
essive | shih tzuna | shih tzuina | ||
translative | shih tzuksi | shih tzuiksi | ||
abessive | shih tzutta | shih tzuitta | ||
instructive | — | shih tzuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |